Over the last few years I have been working to get improvements to Pity Me Front St. As I am sure many residents will be aware the road surface, footpaths, kerbs and parking areas are in a poor condition and in need of work.
I can now confirm that working with officers in highways and regeneration departments at Durham County Council I have been successful in bringing together a substantial amount of funding to carry out significant improvements. This funding includes money from the neighbourhood budget I am allocated as a councillor.
It is proposed to carry out the following works in the coming months, some of which is being done separately to the main scheme.
1. Patching work is about to be carried out on the carriageway to improve the surface and reduce the vibrations caused by traffic, which many residents have complained about. This is due to start in the next week or so and the areas being repaired can be seen by the white markings on the road.
In addition a large stretch of the road will be completely recoated to further improve the condition. The extent of this area is also marked with white paint at either end. This work is likely to be carried out in June or July.
2. The main part of the proposed scheme however is to rebuild all the parking bays and footpaths from the entrance to The Avenue, down Front Street for over 300 yards as far as the entrance with Acorn Croft. To make sure that a proper long lasting job is done, this will require digging out and resurfacing the parking area and replacing all the old kerbstones and where necessary the drainage system. (more…)