keitha
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Post by keitha on Mar 11, 2022 15:14:07 GMT
Wednesday morning signs appeared each end of my street saying "road closed here from 20/3 for 3 days"
not having received anything further I rang the council earlier, to be told that "it's the water board, and they can't close the road as its a bus route and the diversion if the main road is closed, they are changing the signage to say it will be traffic light controlled as they will have one lane blocked for the works"
So I said "but people park all the way down one side so it's single lane anyway, and if they dig up the opposite side to me then the road will be blocked by parked cars"
the reply "was that's for them to sort but they can't close the road"
Apparently they are replacing the water main down the street.
I can see this being an epic fail
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Post by bernythedolt on Mar 12, 2022 13:12:51 GMT
They'll just require you to park elsewhere. Yes, it might be the next village along, but that's not their problem.
Just remember, when all this is done and dusted, we'll finally be able to join England and dispense with our masks, assuming Emperor Drakeford allows it. Woohoo!
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Post by Badly Drawn Stickman on Mar 12, 2022 13:40:14 GMT
They'll just require you to park elsewhere. Yes, it might be the next village along, but that's not their problem. Just remember, when all this is done and dusted, we'll finally be able to join England and dispense with our masks, assuming Emperor Drakeford allows it. Woohoo! Regular readers of the forums version of the 'Archers' will know there is a bit of wasteland a short distance away that will probably save the day eventually.
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Post by agent69 on Mar 12, 2022 13:51:10 GMT
Wednesday morning signs appeared each end of my street saying "road closed here from 20/3 for 3 days" not having received anything further I rang the council earlier, to be told that "it's the water board, and they can't close the road as its a bus route and the diversion if the main road is closed, they are changing the signage to say it will be traffic light controlled as they will have one lane blocked for the works" So I said "but people park all the way down one side so it's single lane anyway, and if they dig up the opposite side to me then the road will be blocked by parked cars" the reply "was that's for them to sort but they can't close the road" Apparently they are replacing the water main down the street. I can see this being an epic failThis sort of thing happens on a daily basis around the country, so I don't see why it should be an issue.
Before you can dig up the public highway you need to book road space with the local authority. Before approving the booking the authority will look at the impact of works on other works in the area, and they may require the upcoming works to be rescheduled if it is likley to impact adversely on the surrounding area. An expert from the contractor will look at the space available and decide if the work can be carried out safely, while maintaining traffic flows past the working area. If they can't then they will need to get a Temporary Trafic Regulation Order to close the road (the traffic order takes 12 weeks to obtain and needs to be displayed at the proposed work site ahead of work commencing).
A row of no waiting cones should sort out the on-street parking problem, although it can be problematic if the owner of a legally parked car has gone away on holiday, as nobody will want to get involved in moving the car.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2022 16:11:44 GMT
Cars that are left parked get impounded, easy.
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keitha
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Post by keitha on Mar 13, 2022 10:37:48 GMT
The cars are legally parked and no notice has been given so it's easy they will stay there. given at least one has no MOT or insurance and has been parked for 18 months, if they cant get that moved then there is no chance of getting legally parked vehicles moved.
As to 12 weeks notice the council were unaware of these proposed works until last week, DWR CYMRU think they are above the law and regulations. I challenged them last year about not giving notice of planned works as required and they responded that the law was "outdated" and that they wouldn't pay the compensation as required. I still submitted my claim and they didn't pay, 4 weeks later a quick email to OFWAT achieved the result, even then the attitude was we can't afford to pay this as its such a large percentage of bills.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2022 14:14:30 GMT
Mrs Bobo works as a lawyer in Wales. Her views are generally that your view "the laws are outdated so we will just ignore them" is becoming the norm. Welcome to devolution.
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Post by mogish on Mar 13, 2022 16:07:59 GMT
2 council trucks appeared a few days ago. Goid they are going to fill the potholes. Nope they proceeded to tar the passing places(small b road)which was good, however pouring tar on mud and whacking it down is not too clever. Following week the lumps of tar are now all over the road. You couldnt make it up.
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Post by mikeb on Mar 13, 2022 17:04:16 GMT
2 council trucks appeared a few days ago. Goid they are going to fill the potholes. Nope they proceeded to tar the passing places(small b road)which was good, however pouring tar on mud and whacking it down is not too clever.Following week the lumps of tar are now all over the road. You couldnt make it up. No, that isn't to spec, but maybe they've run out of compacted cigarette-ash to use as an appropriate base?
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Post by agent69 on Mar 13, 2022 18:00:18 GMT
Cars that are left parked get impounded, easy. Impounded by who, and on what legal basis?
I was widening a section of Torbay ring road many years ago, including providing a dedicated turn left lane at a junction. The land being used for the widening included an existing lay-by.
A week before we started on site we noticed that a car was parked in the lay-by (and probably had been for a period of time). It was taxed and legally parked so we asked the Police to contact the driver and get it moved. The police wouldn't get involved as parking is a mater for the local council. When we asked the Council to tow it away they said they couldn't as it was legally parked.
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Post by agent69 on Mar 13, 2022 18:39:07 GMT
2 council trucks appeared a few days ago. Goid they are going to fill the potholes.Nope they proceeded to tar the passing places(small b road)which was good, however pouring tar on mud and whacking it down is not too clever. Following week the lumps of tar are now all over the road. You couldnt make it up. A council has urged people not to try to repair potholes themselves after Sir Rod Stewart was filmed doing it.
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Post by travolta on Mar 13, 2022 22:13:04 GMT
1/2 fills a different pothole every couple of weeks on our lane . You may buy the complete works from B&Q for just under £25. It's self preservation. The only other users are farmers who couldn't give a toss. Their vehicles are untaxed because it is permitted to move,untaxed,between their far flung areas of work (i.e. fields). Some fields could be on the other side of the county. Sometimes it leaves one with a jaundiced view of agrics.
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Post by james100 on Mar 13, 2022 22:48:32 GMT
Wasn't there this thing years ago where people would spray paint a big penis around potholes then report them as obscene graffiti to the council so they got filled in faster?
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Post by bracknellboy on Mar 13, 2022 22:53:00 GMT
Wasn't there this thing years ago where people would spray paint a big penis around potholes then report them as obscene graffiti to the council so they got filled in faster? why would a big penis mean that you got filled in faster ? Asking for a friend....
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Post by keitha on Mar 14, 2022 11:12:30 GMT
Wasn't there this thing years ago where people would spray paint a big penis around potholes then report them as obscene graffiti to the council so they got filled in faster? why would a big penis mean that you got filled in faster ? Asking for a friend.... you don't want joggers pole vaulting because of the pot holes
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