http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Firms accused of leaving record number of botched road repairs" en Tue, 19 May 2026 13:17:56 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245748 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 17:52:52 +0000 acsimpson 245748@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I contacted city fibre about a tarmac repair on the footpath past Craigmount High School which was done in hardcore rather than tarmac. Their initial response was positive in so much as they said they would investigate. Unfortunately it was also their last response. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245745 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:54:24 +0000 gibbo 245745@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Well you'd think so but -</em></p> <p>Then that needs to change. When a company can get away with shoddy work, it'll do shoddy work.</p> <p>If the current system offers no protection to road owners, it's a lousy system designed to screw taxpayers.</p> <p>Allowing councils to ban shoddy companies would fix this overnight - in perfectly just way. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245741 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:35:29 +0000 chdot 245741@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8JifczU0AQIlNX?format=jpg&amp;name=large"><img src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C8JifczU0AQIlNX?format=jpg&amp;name=small"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245738 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 14:03:02 +0000 chdot 245738@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"(Surely if the city owns the roads, they can say who can dig them up.)"</p> <p>Well you'd think so but -</p> <p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_undertakers" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory_undertakers</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245737 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:56:07 +0000 gibbo 245737@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hinds: "<em>As a council, we have taken every measure we can to encourage the companies to make improvements</em>."</p> <p>Why not just ban those companies from carrying out roadworks in the city? That would "encourage" them to work to acceptable standards.</p> <p>(Surely if the city owns the roads, they can say who can dig them up.) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245735 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:41:43 +0000 Fountainbridge 245735@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>City Fibre is currently connecting up all the CEC schools. You'd think the council would have a bit more control over them.</p> <p>In City's defense those most of their reinstatment is good quality and their traffic (and pedestrian) management is well above average. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245733 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 13:13:56 +0000 jonty 245733@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wonder what that is as a percentage? A record-breaking defect count for a potentially record-breakingly large project is probably expected is it not?</p> <p>Sounds like they are engaging positively with the problem though, which is good. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=17554#post-245723 Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:54:35 +0000 chdot 245723@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>A specialist firm tasked with transforming the Capital into a ‘Gigabit City’ has been accused of leaving a trail of destruction by botching hundreds of road repairs.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/firms-accused-of-leaving-record-number-of-botched-road-repairs-1-4407077" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/edinburgh/firms-accused-of-leaving-record-number-of-botched-road-repairs-1-4407077</a> </p>