A meeting next week will hear the – not unsurprising – news that the majority of York’s highways and footpaths are declining in standard.
11% of unclassified roads (the vast majority of the City’s network) are now in urgent need of repair.
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Only on its classified network does the City compare well to some other Yorkshire authorities.
As reported recently (see right) the Council has belatedly realised the implications of the work backlog which started to build in 2012 when the Council imposed a 37% cut in maintenance budgets.
It is estimated that there is now a £32 million back log in work.
Worn highway surface Hamilton Drive West
The Council is now saying that it will reveal in April an additional list of streets that it hopes to resurface in the run up to next years local elections.
A list of the roads and paths currently on the list to be resurfaced before March 2015 can be found here
NB. In Westfield, the footpaths in parts of Green Lane, Wetherby Road and Cornlands Road are due to be resurfaced.