Residents are calling for 'dangerous' road in Bulwell to be repaired

Thomas Reed, has set up the petition to get Bestwood Road resurfaced.

He said: “Bestwood Road, which runs from Hucknall Road, Bul well to Bestwood Village, is one of the worst road surfaces within the Nottingham City boundary and Nottingham City Council are said to have one of the worst road networks within the country.

“This road was already in a terribly dangerous state last year when Nottingham City Council promised that they would provide a new road surface once the new tax year started.

“This promise was not only broken, but they are now back peddling and saying they need to check the budgets.

“Budgets/money versus the safety of the public, this shows you what sort of people we are dealing with here in Nottingham City Council and their highways department. Enough is enough we need a new road surface.

"This is a city council mistake as including the road resurface in their deal with the developer was not agreed. This is their mistake and not ours.

“Fix the road. The public needs to be kept safe, the failure to do so is with Nottingham City Council, all their councillors and their Highways Department.

“Please sign this petition to support our communities need for a safe useable road.”

To sign the petition visit www.change.org.

Coun Rebecca Langton, Nottingham City Council’s portfolio holder for highways, said: “Our highways team regularly inspects roads across the city to ensure that they are safe. This road has been inspected and is considered safe.

"However, routine inspections last year highlighted that the road is in need of resurfacing. This was already identified as a priority and we have already confirmed that works to resurface the road will form part of our highways improvement works in the 2021/22 financial year.

“When we resurface the road, we will also take the opportunity to renew the road markings. In the interim, we continue to inspect the road regularly and any safety defects such as potholes and gully repairs will be completed.”

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