Birmingham roads are to benefit from £2.7bn transformation plan which has now been given approval.
The Governments Transport Minister Paul Clark has rubber-stamped the £2.7 billion scheme – the biggest Private Finance Initiative deal of its kind.
Engineering giants Amey have now been handed a 25-year city council contract to improve and maintain 1,500 miles of highways.
One of the first things they will to do is deal with worst outbreak of potholes in living memory – the result of the neglect by the Council over the last few years as you can see in many roads in the Oscott area for example.
The Department for Transport will provide funding of £600 million towards the total cost of the scheme.
You can rest assured both Councilor Barbara Dring and I will be pointing out the many problem roads in OSCOTT and will be demanding action to get them sorted out.
The Government spokesman said: “This contract will see the condition of Birmingham’s roads greatly improved and will include the maintenance of footways, bridges, street lighting and traffic signals.
Councillor Gregory (Con ) the Councils road chief has now stated: “There is no way we could have done this without the £600 million from the Department for Transport.”
I find this last comment strange when you come to think Councillor Barbara Dring has been condemned by her political opponents for informing residents that the Government was to bail out and fund the Councils road maintenance plans.
The Governments Transport Minister Paul Clark has rubber-stamped the £2.7 billion scheme – the biggest Private Finance Initiative deal of its kind.
Engineering giants Amey have now been handed a 25-year city council contract to improve and maintain 1,500 miles of highways.
One of the first things they will to do is deal with worst outbreak of potholes in living memory – the result of the neglect by the Council over the last few years as you can see in many roads in the Oscott area for example.
The Department for Transport will provide funding of £600 million towards the total cost of the scheme.
You can rest assured both Councilor Barbara Dring and I will be pointing out the many problem roads in OSCOTT and will be demanding action to get them sorted out.
The Government spokesman said: “This contract will see the condition of Birmingham’s roads greatly improved and will include the maintenance of footways, bridges, street lighting and traffic signals.
Councillor Gregory (Con ) the Councils road chief has now stated: “There is no way we could have done this without the £600 million from the Department for Transport.”
I find this last comment strange when you come to think Councillor Barbara Dring has been condemned by her political opponents for informing residents that the Government was to bail out and fund the Councils road maintenance plans.
2 comments:
Never trust a Tory
well done councillor Dring
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