Date received: 22 June 2023
Signatures received: 337
Name of petitioner: Olga G Glass
Petition response:
Dear Mrs Glass,
RE: Receipt of Petition – Road Safety in Burton
Firstly, I would say that it is fully understandable to me why you would have aspirations regarding the maintenance of your local road network, and I appreciate the time you have taken to contact the Council with your concerns.
Often our repairs can involve temporary works intended to make areas safe, whilst permanent repairs are carried out at a later time.
In order to keep the public highway safe, urgent and high priority defects around the county are resolved in a matter of days as we will always prioritise our resources to firstly tackle the problems on the network which pose the greatest risk.
However, this does unfortunately mean that lower priority issues are not always dealt with as quickly as we would prefer, and I am sorry if this has not been properly communicated to you earlier.
All road surfaces deteriorate due to use and weathering and severe weather conditions can accelerate the deterioration of roads. Reactive maintenance work, which is aimed at keeping the roads safe, is identified by a comprehensive system of highway inspections that categorise each defect based on the risk it presents to the travelling public.
If you remain concerned over any localised individual road defects in Burton upon Trent, these can be reported using the 'Report it' pages on our website at www.staffordshire.gov.uk or by using the My Staffs App.
Yours sincerely,
Richard Rayson
Community Highways Manager