Last year we published an article confirming which roads Cheshire East Council (CEC) were planning to resurface in Alderley Edge, following questions from our readers about their local roads.
The Council's programme identified Chapel Road, Chorley Hall Lane, Knutsford Road and Talbot Road for either resurfacing, surface dressing or strengthening in 2013/2014. Along with sixteen roads in Wilmslow.
Work has since been carried out on these roads, apart from Talbot Road which I assume could now be left until work on the new Medical Centre is complete.
I contact CEC for an update regarding work which has been carried out on the local roads.
A spokesperson for CEC said "All schemes highlighted for year 2 (2013-14) of the Highways Investment Programme were subject to change due to road deterioration and the results of annual condition surveys. The original assessment (which was used in the Asset Investment Programme brochure) was based on 2012 data and this was revised in 2013 following deterioration across the network after a severe winter."
In addition to work being carried out on Chapel Road (surfacing), Chorley Hall Lane (surface dressing) and Knutsford Road (surfacing), carriageway patching has also been completed on Trafford Road and Stevens Street.
Of the outstanding roads identified back in 2012, CEC has confirmed that work will be carried on Heyes Lane (15th May) and Moor Lane, Wilmslow later this month.
There will be other roads treated in the micro-asphalt and resurfacing programmes (via the Highways Investment Programme) and carriageway patching repairs programme. Details of these will be released by CEC as soon as the programmes are finalised.
The spokesperson added "Cheshire East has invested in £25m to make major improvements to the condition of the road network, through its Highways Investment Programme. The teams have already successfully delivered £14m of benefits, improving more than 100 miles of road, and will be working this year to deliver the remaining £11m. In addition, more than 56,000 potholes were repaired during 2013. We expect to repair around 27,000 potholes per year, but as our investment in improving the highways continues this number should fall.
"The number of customer-reported potholes is down from a total of 9,564 during January to March 31 last year, to just 2,369 in the same period this year – a reduction of 75 per cent. Similarly, the number of third-party claims received fell by massive 81 per cent in the same three-month period – from 783 last year to 148 this year.
"We will continue to monitor the roads and prioritise works accordingly."
