Gas firm fined for delays to work in Shrewsbury town centre
Shropshire Council has identified gas contractor Cadent as failing to complete its work on time and has issued fixed penalty notices and a series of fines.
The utilities contractor has been involved in a number of projects in Shrewsbury town centre including Pride Hill and Town Walls which have overrun and attracted complaints.
A Street Works Members report to councillors states: "Cadent are currently the utility that we are having most issues with, both in terms of enforcement performance and operationally.
"As a result of this they were issued with a formal action plan on June 13, 2019, listing the areas in which significant improvement is required.
"Regular meetings are now being held to monitor progress against this action plan."
The New Roads and Street Works Act gives Highway Authorities the power to impose a charge for each day, or part of day that works continue, or ‘overrun’ beyond the agreed permit end date. Currently Cadent are the worst performing utility with 23 per cent of their granted permits incurring overruns.
Conditions are attached to permits to specify how the works must be carried out (for example; traffic management, hours of work, works methodology).
