More Money for Pot Holes and Pavement Repairs

As your Councillors we are sure Fryent residents will join us in welcoming plans to spend an additional £2 million on improving roads and pavements around the borough.  The money has been agreed as part of  the recent budget by reducing contingency reserves elsewhere.

 

 

Despite significant cuts in funding from central government, the council's Cabinet agreed to spend an additional £2million, on top of the existing £3.55million annual budget, to improve the maintenance and upkeep of roads and pavements around the borough.

 

 

While Brent is performing better than the London average for the state of its main roads, the number of faults being identified and reported on the roads is on the rise. The council is determined to improve how we tackle potholes and cracked, rocking or protruding slabs on roads and pavements.

 

 

The £2million cash boost will allow the council to extend the life of roads and pavements and reduce the need for multiple return visits. This will mean that more can be done to reduce trip hazards and potentially damaging potholes, and to keep the streets of Brent safe for all to use.

 

 

Cllr Shama Tatler said: "During the consultation on Imagine Kingsbury last year and the recent activity on the doorstep during the Mayoral election. Fryent residents told us in no uncertain terms the state of Kingsbury High Road and many roads and pavements in Fryent needed attention".

 

 

The Council would need to spend about 100 million pounds to bring all roads and pavements up to acceptable modern day standards. Clearly the extra money will be spread all over Brent, but hopefully although we can't promise we will try and get the the worst parts within Fryent dealt with.

 

The plan will see slabs being replaced with tarmac when doing full pavement renewals in some places, which will help to make pavements more resilient and durable, and fit for purpose for the demands of today. The use of tarmac will also help to make limited resources stretch further, meaning more pavements can be repaired

 

 

 If residents want to nominate your road for attention let us know. You can also use the CLEANER BRENT APP. Just download onto your phone and you can report all types of environmental issues.

 

 

Fryent Councillors.