Pride in Our Community improvements - week starting 2 March 2020
As well as dealing with issues around floods, our crews are busy again this week. Here are details of what they are working on, plus links to more information and to report any issues you spot.
Flooding - information and advice here.
Winter maintenance – our gritters 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.
Carriageway resurfacing – A442 Randley to Stirchley (Southbound), resurfacing work between Randley Interchange and Strichley Interchange starts today. More information here.
Drains (gullies) – our Balfour Beatty crews are out with the gully tanker cleaning drains in Ketley, Overdale and Wrockwardine. You can report a drainage issue here.
Footpaths – our Balfour Beatty crews are improving footpaths in Donnington – Leonard Cl, East Av, Park Rd, West Av and Winifreds Dv; Wellington – New Hall Rd, Park St, The Lawns. You can report a footpath issue here.
Road/school safety schemes – our Balfour Beatty crews are working on traffic calming measures and school safety schemes on Brookside Avenue in Brookside.
Potholes – these are all too common problem in winter, but the recent floods and cold weather are likely to increase the number. Our Balfour Beatty crews are filling potholes reported to us in Donnington, Hadley, Madeley, Oakengates, Priorslee, Snedshill, St Georges, The Humbers, Wombridge 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 – crews are also tending shrub beds in Brookside, Shawbirch and Stirchley. Tree teams are out in areas across the borough. You can report a grounds maintenance issue here.
Street cleansing – our idverde street cleansing crews are bin emptying, litter picking and collecting fly tips in areas across the borough. Crews are also working in other local areas doing jobs requested by town/parish councils. Crews are working on footpaths in Brookside, Randlay and Shawbirch. 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. Snow Wardens are also on standby to help neighbourhoods if we get snow. Details about volunteering opportunities here.
Enforcement – our civil parking enforcement team are out in areas across the borough addressing issues around inconsiderate/illegal parking. More information about civil parking enforcement here. Teams are also out responding to reports of environmental crimes such as fly tipping. You can report any fly tips you spot 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.
