04
Oct
Hurrah! At last someone is stepping in to do something about the blatantly ill timed, badly thought through roadworks that plague road users up and down the country on a daily basis. Transport minister Sadiq Khan is getting tough, demanding councils and utility companies take ‘a joined-up approach and co-ordinate work so that disruption is kept to an absolute minimum,’ This will be enforced via a new permit scheme which will also test the contractors every five years to ensure the repairs being carried out are of sufficient quality and that their skills are up-to-date. If contractors go ahead without a permit they will be liable to a £5,000 fine.
