Pride in Our Community improvements - week starting 11 November 2019
Here are details of what our crews are working on this week, plus links to more information and to report any issues you are aware of.
Winter maintenance – our Balfour Beatty gritters went out 1 time last week, and crews are on standby 24/7 to respond to Met Office warnings of snow and ice. Met office 5 day forecast for Telford here. More winter info + advice here.
Road surfacing – our Balfour Beatty crews are continuing the improvements to Hadley Park Roundabout this week under a full road closure – though work will be done overnight to minimise disruption (7pm to 6am with access to businesses only). Further information, including traffic management arrangements here. Also a reminder that Waterloo Street in Ironbridge is closed until Friday 22 November due to work being done by Severn Trent Water - more here.
Bridge maintenance – Balfour Beatty crews are continuing with work on the bridge on Bridgnorth Road (just south of Cuckoo Oak Roundabout). A road closure is in place between Cuckoo Oak Roundabout and Chilcott Drive, with diversions signposted, and the work could take up to 6 weeks to complete (though hopefully much less). There is access for residents and to the local school, but all through traffic is advised to follow the signed diversion which will help minimise delays. More information here. Crews have also started work on Ercall Mill Bridge (between High Ercall and Roden). The work is being done with a road closure in place so that crews can carry out emergency repairs to a retaining wall. The work is expected to take the rest of this week to complete, but we aim to reopen the road as quickly as we can.
Drains (gullies) – our Balfour Beatty crews are out with the gully tanker cleaning drains in Horsehay and Lightmore. You can report a drainage issue here.
Safety/traffic calming schemes – our Balfour Beatty crews are installing a new pedestrian crossing in Wrekin Drive, Donnington. They will also be doing some road repairs/patching.
Residential car parking schemes – our Balfour Beatty crews are increasing car parking for residents in Sunniside Avenue, Coalbrookdale.
Potholes – our Balfour Beatty crews are filling potholes that have been reported to us. This week they are in Bratton, Brookside, Dawley, Dothill, Hadley, Halesfield, Hollinswood, Leegomery, Madeley, Newport, Randlay, Shawbirch, Stirchley, The Rock, Tibberton, Trench, Walcot, Wellington and Woodside. Please report any you spot here.
Footpaths – our Balfour Beatty crews are improving footpaths in St Georges (Stafford St). Newport (Rowan Dv, Oak Av, Granville Cl, Granville Av) and Shawbirch (Butts Rd, Cote Rd, Oakfield Cl). You can report a footpath issuehere.
Street lighting – crews fix faulty street lights reported to us. Please report any you spot here.
Grounds maintenance – our idverde crews are tending the shrub beds in Donnington, Ironbridge, Malinslee and Sutton Hill, and are out with the flail hedge trimmer in Leegomery. The tree team is working in Dawley Green Way, removing a number nursery stock poplars so that the natives get the space and light they need to flourish. More information here. You can report a grounds maintenance issue here.
Street cleansing – our idverde crews are bin emptying and litter picking in areas across the borough and cleaning paths in Donnington, Malinslee, Sutton Hill and Wellington. The road sweeper is in Woodside and crews are also leaf sweeping and tidying up leaves in areas across the borough. A Find it Fix It crew is at Holy Trinity Church in Dawley, and PET teams are working in other local areas doing jobs requested by town/parish councils. You can report an issue with littering here.
Street Champions – our volunteer Street Champions are out and about doing their bit to keep neighbourhoods tidy. Also on Wednesday afternoon, Southall School DofE students will be litter picking the Green Guarantee space around Wrekin Retail Park. Details about becoming a Street Champion and other volunteering opportunities here.
Enforcement – now the nights are drawing in, our enforcement team has had reports that some irresponsible dog owners are using the cover of darkness to choose not to pick up after their dog. Please note that it is a requirement of owning a dog to pick up after them; it’s an offence if you don’t, and you could end up with a fine. There’s no such thing as the #dogpoofairy #keepbritaintidy. More info about where you can get free dog poo bags and to report issues with dog fouling here.
Join the Pride in Our Community Facebook group here. In the group, you will be able to share news and events happening in your area.
