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Council agrees £2.5m investment into roads in the Vale

A programme of investment into highway maintenance totalling just over £2.5m has been agreed by Vale of Glamorgan Council.

 

  • Wednesday, 03 July 2019

    Vale of Glamorgan



The three year resurfacing plan approved by the Council’s cabinet on 01 July sets out a priority listing for roads in need of improvement throughout the Vale local highway network. In total some 114 roads are due to be resurfaced over the course of the plan and 66 are due to receive preventative ‘micro-asphalt’ or surface dressing treatments.

 

“Prosperity in the Vale of Glamorgan is very much dependent on an effective transport infrastructure. The plan agreed today provides the foundation for this and for delivering a well-maintained and managed highway network for our residents. 

 

“All the roads included in the plan have been assessed using a scoring system that ensure the roads in most need of attention, including some of the busiest roads used by Vale residents, will receive attention first. The priority list will then be reviewed annually to ensure we are always working to address residents’ needs.

 

“All of this is above and beyond the routine highway inspection and repair work that our Neighbourhood Services and Transport teams coordinate throughout the year. All residents can report potholes and other problems on our roads at any time using our website and priority cases will be filled within 24 hours.” - Cllr Peter King, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services and Transport.

The criteria used to assess the priorities for highways resurfacing incorporates a range of factors including complaints from residents and the impact on local public transport services, such as bus routes.

 

The Vale of Glamorgan Council maintains 1032 km of roads. Last year a total of over 30 km’s received resurfacing or a preventative repair treatment.

 

In addition to routine and emergency repairs the Council also fills potholes as part of its Big Fill scheme. Under the scheme residents can report potholes in their local area and the Council will fill these by undertaking additional work at weekends.

 

The Big Fill team are due to visit the Plymouth ward in Penarth and Dinas Powys in July before moving on to St Athan in August. Potholes in any of these areas can be reported via our website.

 

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