Ancient Meets Modern Along Local Roads

Having received local, parish council and City planning objections the development for 200 properties adjacent to Green Lane Skellow received the go ahead from National policy. Some of the objections cannot be remedied so it is a case of accepting the inevitable.

The additional loading on services; doctors, dentists, schooling etc. are maybe medium term, the more immediate issues such building site traffic ploughing through Burghwallis has already become apparent. The appearance of 38 tonne cement trucks ploughing back and forth along Burghwallis Lane then along Grange Lane could become commonplace. So will the damage to the verge and road edge. Recently a small car was seen having to climb high up on the left hand verge as the cement lorry climbed the opposite verge to leave about 6 inches (15cm ) between the vehicles, and left a significant flattened road verge and damaged road edge behind. Such occurrence after rain, or when a the truck meets a bus could become a nightmare.

A short term solution to reduce the road width to isolate shoulder damage such as along Burghwallis Lane to Sutton is akin to sealing up your back door because a hinge is broken. And because the road has now become a single track the shoulder damage from passing vehicles is becoming more apparent. White paint is no substitute to black tarmac.

The era of potholes will remain as modern traffic volume exceeds the durability of the road surface. The quick fix costs around 10% of a permanent repair and shoves the issue into a subsequent financial year. A stitch in time now a long forgotten maxim.