Water Mess!

8.45.23pm UTC (GMT +0000) Mon 16th Aug 2004

Its an old adage that if you repair a pavement then one of the Utilities will come and dig it up within a couple of months, and never has it been truer than in the case of the Burnage Retail Scheme.

The City Council did a great deal of work to improve the look of the shopping parade at the junction of Burnage Lane and Mauldeth Road, and the improvements were very much welcomed by the local community.  Local Councillors were therefore astounded to see United Utilities dig up the pavements outside the Victoria only weeks after they had been laid.

Burnage Councillor and Shadow Executive Member for Street Environment and Trading Services, Cllr Iain Donaldson stated, "I was cycling to my advice surgery when I saw that the pavement had been dug up and left in a total mess.  I contacted officers immediately to ask that they ensure that the pavement be re-laid to the high quality of work which was originally undertaken."

Cllr Donaldson has been  pleased with the response from  officers who have told him that "now that the repair has been completed by UU the reinstatement works will be undertaken by Manchester Contracts to ensure the quality of paving is retained.  Manchester Contracts have agreed to prioritise his work due to the prominent location and have allocated labour for 17th August onwards to complete the work."

Cllr Donaldson added that "Once the work is completed I will be checking to ensure that it looks as good as it did before the pavements were dug up in the first place."

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for further information telephone Cllr Iain Donaldson on 0795 848 3281