Pride in Our Community improvements - week starting 16 December 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 6 times 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 information + advice here.
Road surfacing – our Balfour Beatty crews will continue the programme of patching, concrete joint repairs and minor kerbing works in Donnington (Park Rd, West Av, Winifreds Dv).
Highways structures (e.g. bridges) – work to repair a section of retaining wall at Horsehay Pool continues; a short pedestrian diversion is in place and work is progressing well. Engineers are also carrying out an initial inspection of Aqueduct Bridge in Aqueduct to better understand how to approach future work to conserve the bridge.
Drains (gullies) – our Balfour Beatty crews are out with the gully tanker cleaning drains in Wellington. You can report a drainage issue here.
Residential car parking schemes - our Balfour Beatty crews are increasing car parking for residents in Spout Way, Malinslee.
Major third-party works – Severn Trent Water upgrade of the waste network - the closure on Ironbridge Road has been temporarily lifted with a planned return in January to continue the works. More information here.
Potholes – our Balfour Beatty crews are filling potholes that have been reported to us. This week they are in Aqueduct, Coalbrookdale, Donnington, Halesfield, Hollinswood, Lawley, Leegomery, Madeley, Newport, Oakengates, Priorslee, Roden, St Georges, Stirchley and Wrockwardine. Please report any you spot here.
Street lighting – crews fix faulty street lights reported to us. Please report any you spot here.
Newport Innovation and Enterprise Package – highways/infrastructure improvements to A518 to create Ni-Park, a world-leading agri-tech hub in Newport. More information here.
Grounds maintenance – our idverde crews are tending shrub beds in Malinslee, Oakengates and Sutton Hill. The tree teams are in areas across the borough, including Dawley Pools, Leegomery and Ironbridge. You can report a grounds maintenance issue here.
Street cleansing – our idverde crews are bin emptying and litter picking in areas across the borough. Road sweepers are still clearing leaves on footpaths in areas across the borough and also working in Brookside and Woodside. A Find it Fix It crew is doing jobs in Dawley, and PET teams are working in other local areas doing jobs requested by town/parish councils. Crews are also working on footpaths in Leegomery, Malinslee, Oakengates and Sutton Hill. You can report an issue with littering here.
Street Champions and Snow Wardens – our volunteer Street Champions are out doing their bit to keep neighbourhoods tidy, and our volunteer Snow Wardens are on standby to help neighbourhoods if we get snow. Details about volunteering as a Street Champion, Snow Warden + other opportunities here.
Christmas bin collection day changes reminder – some collection days are earlier, some later and some stay the same. Check dates here.
