Rossendale MP Jake Berry demands cash payments from companies that dig up roads
An East Lancashire MP wants new charges on gas, electricity, water and broadband companies who dig up roads in a bid to reduce traffic jams in the rural part of his constituency.
Rossendale and Darwen MP Sir Jake wants ministers to use what is known as a ‘Statutory Instrument’ to allow the county council to adopt a ‘lane rental scheme’ which would meant that utility companies would have to pay to close the road to carry out their work and repairs.He has started an online petition called ‘Stop the gridlock in Rossendale’ which has so far attracted more than 1,000 signatures.
“We all understand that utility companies sometimes need to do work on our roads, but why is it every week? Unlike other areas there’s often only one route through the Valley so any small disruption causes significant tailbacks everywhere in Rossendale. “It encourages utility companies to work together to effectively ‘rent a stretch of road’ and do everything at once rather than digging the same road up week after week The worst roads in terms of road works and temporary traffic lights are Bacup Road, Burnley Road, Haslingden Road and Newchurch Road.
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