Pride in Our Community improvements - week beginning 15 July 2019
Here’s what our crews are working on this week, plus links to more information, useful reminders and to report any issues you are aware of.
Roadworks and traffic management schemes - get live updates on street works and traffic management schemes in Telford and Wrekin here.
Maintenance/cleansing on dual carriageways – continues until 31 July, with our highways and grounds/street cleansing crews working on the A442, A464, A4169, A5, A518, A5223, B4373 and B5072. Work includes gully cleaning, grass cutting, hedge cutting, tree works, litter picking, road sweeping, street light replacements, plus repairs to the carriageway and roadside barriers. There will be a number of temporary, overnight road closures to allow crews to safely do the work and minimise disruption to motorists. More information here.
Drains – crews are out with the gully tanker cleaning drains in Brookside and Stirchley. You can report a drainage issue here.
Road marking – crews are refreshing road markings in Ketley and Overdale.
Road surfacing – crews are continuing in Halesfield 10 this week. Weather permitting, the work is due to be finished by the end of July.
Potholes - crews are filling potholes that have been reported to us. This week they are in Aqueduct, Brookside and Wellington. Please report any you spot here.
Footpaths – crews are improving footpaths in Aqueduct, Dawley, Dawley Bank, Malinslee and Newport. You can report a footpath issue here.
Street lighting – the main programme to upgrade street lights to more energy efficient LEDs is complete. Crews are, however, revisiting various locations to upgrade any less straightforward lights e.g. where access had been an issue on their initial visit. If you have a question about street lighting, please email streetlighting@telford.gov.uk.
Grounds maintenance – crews are out as usual this week, grass cutting in areas across the borough and summer pruning in Dawley and Woodside. You can report a grounds maintenance issue here.
Street cleansing - crews are out litter picking and bin emptying across the borough and road sweeping along the old A5 and rural areas. You can report an issue with littering here.
Environmental enforcement – anyone caught littering (cigarette butts and chewing gum are litter too) risks being fined £80. People throwing litter from vehicles are also committing a crime and risk being fined. Please help us to keep Telford and Wrekin tidy, and if you spot anyone littering please report it to us here.
Street Champions – our volunteer Street Champions are out and about doing their bit to keep neighbourhoods tidy. On Friday, four of them will join other Telford Community Pride Award Winners and meet Princess Alexandra when she visits the borough. More on the 2018 award winners here. Details about becoming a Street Champion and other volunteering opportunities here.
Recycling and waste collection reminder – free food waste recycling service starts in September. More information, including FAQs, here.
Join the Pride in Our Community Facebook group here.
