More road and pavement repairs are being carried out across Essex. This is thanks to Essex County Councillors working with Essex Highways to identify issues in their divisions.
The Members’ Highways Initiative is funded by £8 million of the £12 million announced for highways repairs in February. The £12 million has been allocated across different areas of work. These include additional highway crews for each borough, city and district to prioritise repairs raised by local Members and residents.
Each Member has a crew allocated to them for a week every eight weeks. The Members’ Highways Initiative will enable Members to identify, plan and prioritise defects in their division.
The types of issues which will be fixed include:
- potholes
- pavements
- repairs to street furniture
- drainage issue
- vegetation maintenance issues
Councillor Tom Cunningham, Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport, said:
This is an innovative approach for Essex Highways in carrying out much needed repairs in the county. We’re putting the power in the hands of Members, who know their local divisions better than anybody and are well placed to help advise Essex Highways on what repairs fellow residents want the most.
I want all my fellow Essex residents to feel as proud as I do to live in an Essex that supports travel by all transport modes. Carrying out important repairs on our highways is a fundamental place to start and I’m pleased to be working closely with my colleagues to make this happen.