Help - I live on on a disintegrating, unadopted road!
As the pot hole catastrophe drags on, the problem of unadopted roads is coming into focus.
Residents will probably have noticed that some of the worst pot holes on our roads are now being filled following the big freeze, thought the to-do list is phenomenally long.
We’re also noticing that certain roads are not getting any attention at all, and driving or cycling along them is becoming more and more dangerous. I know that I get off my bike and walk when I get to Angle Lane, Shepreth, or Vicarage Close, Melbourn, to name a couple. These roads are ‘unadopted’ - meaning that the County Council Highways department has no responsibility for them.
Every case must be looked at individually, but there is a common element of at least partial responsibility of those living along the road. This seems particularly non-sensical where any type of low-cost housing is part of the equation.
Thanks to residents for raising questions about their own particular concerns - these are being put to Council officers for advice and I will be reporting back.
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