A makeover of the city’s grid roads continues from this week as part of a long-term programme called ‘Golden Grids’ to improve the look and feel of the network.
Sections of the H5 Portway and H8 Standing Way are receiving intensive repairs and maintenance over the next few weeks.
Vegetation clearance started on Monday. The extensive works are being coordinated between the Council’s Highways and Environment teams and will include:
Removing weeds, cutting back overhanging vegetation
Repairing, cleaning, and replacing damaged signs
Removing clutter and litter picking
Refreshing road markings
Filling potholes and patching road defects
Cleaning road gullies
Tidying up the roundabouts including painting the brick edges
Fixing streetlights
Removing graffiti
Repairing damaged grass verges and reseeding where necessary
Coppicing or removing trees to keep them healthy
Replacing missing or damaged bollards
Sweeping the roads
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"I’m delighted that our huge grid road improvement programme is starting this month on two of our busiest roads," said Councillor Lauren Townsend, Cabinet Member for Public Realm.
"Coordinating all these services into one large programme is a complex task but it means we can get so much more done under one road closure to minimise disruption, saving both time and money.
"We’ll carry on each year with other grid roads to give them a major makeover whilst doing ongoing maintenance like weed spraying and sweeping on the others to keep them looking good."
The ‘Golden Grid’ works will start on the eastern side of the H5 and H8 throughout February and March and will complete in April on the western side.
These works are in addition to other improvements that began earlier in the year, repairing signs and removing overgrown vegetation on roundabouts across the grid road network.
