Ludlow roads to be resurfaced
Tuesday 12th October 2010, 7:30PM BST.
A £120,000 refurbishment of two major roads in a Shropshire town centre will begin next week after one of them was described as looking more like the surface of the moon due to the number of potholes.
The works to Broad Street and Mill Street in Ludlow are part of a county-wide programme costing just under £1.5million announced by Shropshire Council this summer.
Ludlow Councillor Martin Taylor-Smith, who is also Shropshire Council’s head of transport, said the road in Mill Street “looked like a lunar surface”.
He said: “The works are some of the 160 schemes across the county that we are trying to get done before the end of March .
“The timing was limited by making sure it didn’t clash with the Food Festival or the Medieval Fair. There was a slight delay which has meant it has run into half term.
“We keep patching the roads and it only lasts for a short period It’ll save us money in the long run because we won’t be patching it so much.”
Parking will be suspended in Broad Street from next Monday and it will be closed to traffic on Thursday and Friday between the Brand Lane and Bell Lane junction and the Broadgate.
Bell Lane and Brand Lane will also be closed on Wednesday that week.
The following week, work will start on Mill Street on October 25, lasting five days.
The entrance to Bell Lane from Mill Street will be closed from Wednesday to Thursday and Camp Lane and Silkmill Lane will also be closed on Thursday and Friday.
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I cant see a single pothole on that archive picture! I think you need to step it up with a recent pothole picture! That aint a pic of the mentioned roads either!
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We have top men working on it right now. Top men.
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Probably because the picture is of Corve Street, which is nothing to do with this article.
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Agreed – the picture shows Corve Street. However, its surface is appalling – certainly if you are riding down it on a bicycle. Mind you, once again, as far as Ludlow is concerned, it is the old town which seems to be having the remedial treatment to its roads. There are plenty of potholes and appalling road surfaces elsewhere in the rest of Ludlow. And whilst I’m sure Mill Street is well deserving of attention, doesn’t Councillor Taylor-Smith just happen to live on that street?
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you want to come and see our roads out in the country.
with 12″ drops either side you cant get on the side to let anyone by,
and pot holes are the norm
also after all the rain we have had our gutters ditches and private drives are littered with grit chippens and big stones after being washed down.
what do we get NOTHING
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Good news for the town. Shame it has to happen in half-term week though. I guess this is as good a time as any.
The reason there are no potholes in the picture is that the picture is of Corve Street.
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