Pride in Our Community improvements - week starting 6 January 2020
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 – since our last update before Christmas, our Balfour Beatty gritters have been out 6 times including twice on Christmas Day, 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.
Drains (gullies) – our Balfour Beatty crews are out with the gully tanker cleaning drains in Newport. You can report a drainage issue here.
Footpaths – our Balfour Beatty crews are improving footpaths at Newport parish gateways – Wellington Rd, Station Rd, Forton Rd, Chetwynd Rd, Edgmond Rd, Stafford Rd. You can report a footpath issue here.
Residential car parking schemes - our Balfour Beatty crews are continuing work to increase car parking for residents in Spout Way, Malinslee.
Road safety schemes – our Balfour Beatty crews are installing a new Zebra Crossing at Station Road in Newport under a full road closure (with diversions signposted) from today until 21 January.
Major third-party works – Severn Trent Water upgrade of the waste network; the closure on Ironbridge Road remains temporarily lifted. A new date for their planned return to continue the works has not yet been confirmed. More information here.
Potholes – our Balfour Beatty crews are filling potholes that have been reported to us. This week they are in Dawley, Donnington, Jackfield, Ketley, Newport, Priorslee, St Georges, Stirchley, Sutton Hill and Wrockwardine Wood. 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, Ketley Bank and Sutton Hill. The tree teams are in areas across the borough, including Aqueduct, Dawley, Leegomery and Madeley. Crews are also assisting the Friends of Dawley Park to plant bulbs in Dawley Park and helping Donninton & Muxton Parish Council to sow wildflower seeds in Muxton. 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 in Madeley. 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 Brookside, Leegomery, Malinslee and Oakengates. 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.
Join the Pride in Our Community Facebook group here. In the group, you will be able to share your own news about what is happening in your area, including any upcoming events.
