Highways Planned Maintenance 2018 - 2019

Every year the Council plan Brent’s highways maintenance programme for 2018/19. As we walk around Fryent ward comments on the state of our roads and pavements is one of the highest issues highlighted by residents. We are therefore seeking your suggestions on which roads or pavements should be considered for possible inclusion in next year’s programme.

Your suggestions will help contribute to the preparation of a list of streets, where there is a compelling case for either the roads and/or pavements to be renewed. This list is primarily based on condition data obtained through independent surveys that consider the structural as well as visual state. This also means that resident views will also be considered.

In 2016 the Council took a decision to use asphalt as the default material for resurfacing pavements, with flexibility in conservation areas. Concrete block paving will continue to be used for driveways and street corners. Some pavements in Fryent have received this treatment and we have found residents are generally in favour of this approach. The Council is also adopting a new innovative way of dealing with pot holes.

With miles and miles of pavements and roads it is not be possible to include all nominated streets. We would need over 100 million pounds to tackle all the required maintenance. However, the Council will keep a record for consideration as part of our short sections and patching programmes, which are designed to tackle smaller areas (not whole streets) to be reviewed later in 2018.

We need responses no later than Friday 19th January to send to the Council for inclusion in the surveys. You can comment on this post or send a separate e mail with photos.

Fryent Councillors, George Crane, Ruth Moher and Shama Tatler,