Note about below:
Only flagstones that are badly broken will be replaced, and any that
present a trip hazard will be reset. The rest will be left as they are now
However, I got the impression that they will trying to avoid doing any
work to the flagstones, probably because this is highly skilled and
therefore expensive work. This may well mean that flagstones that are
simply cracked will be left as they are now.
Also the kerbstones on the roads with flagstone pavements will only be
reset where they are badly out of alignment or broken. When the roads
are resurfaced, they will only scrape off the old tarmac, leaving the
old cobblestones underneath in place. This will likely result in there
being no drop at the kerb in many places since the new tarmac is
supposed to be at least 20mm thick.
If you want to see what the quality of the finished work is like, look
at the roads running off Rustlings Road opposite the park, which like
ours have flagstone pavements, stone kerbs and cobblestones underneath
the tarmac.
Personally, I am happy with all this and how it will look when finished
from looking at what they have already done opposite the park.
Gordon
On 21/06/17 21:58, JOHNATHAN BUTLIN (Redacted sender peace.butlin for
DMARC) wrote:
Hello all
Fred and I went to the Amey road show last night so we thought you might like to know some of the things they said.
They are going to replace the flagstones or replace like for like on the pavements when they work on them
On Endcliffe Glen rd they are to take the grass verges back to the brick or stone line underneath the grass before they retarmac the pavements. (some of the verges have already been done by residents)
There are approximately 14 trees in the Endcliffe area earmarked to be chopped down. But one of the engineers is looking at raising pavements in appropriate areas to avoid this. I mentioned the tree next to the entrance of the Botanical gardens which could be saved with this method. The engineer Phil Cawthone seemed to suggest this as a possible option. And I have asked for details of the 14 trees to be felled.
Regards
Sue Peace
