Medway roads and an administration in abject denial?
It seems the parlous and disgraceful state of Medway roads are once again being raised in the press in what seems like a regular slew of news stories lambasting the Tory administration for a total failure to fix the pothole menace.
Labour have been challenging the Tory Council for years on potholes and even pledged a war on the pothole as part of the local election manifesto.
We have calculated that it will cost a staggering £35m to now repair our road network in Medway. A direct result of years of underinvestment in residential streets.
The public understands that over the last 10 years we have seen millions spent on large scale road schemes, whilst there has been a real lack of focus on residential streets. Coupled with two bad winters and Tory cuts from government, we are now in unenviable position of having poor roads for a long time to come.
Meanwhile this blog revealed the extent of road repairs for this year and how many appear to be in Tory wards which could lead to a suggestion that they have been prioritised.
The public expect the Tories to have a plan and be open about road repairs. Instead, we have a lack of a strategic plan and a portfolio holder in denial about the state of the problem, and the damage caused by years of underinvestment in our road infrastructure by the current Conservative administration.
John Woodcock MP has been on the offensive and has challenged the Tories to set a firm timetable for action against potholes. He has stood up for residents.
Instead of welcoming this suggestion in the interests of residents we continue to have words of denial from the portfolio holder.
He has appeared to dismiss the problem and failed to take into account a fair suggestion for a plan for road repairs.
All this blog asks residents; go out and look at your road and ask yourself - has it, under this Tory Council, got better or worse?
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