Altaf, Ruth and David are still fighting for improvements to Franklin Road
David and I have been pestering for repairs and improvements to Franklin Road. The road itself looks dreadful, and residents quite reasonably feel that the County Council should be doing something about it. Franklin Road and New High Street are both in dire need of resurfacing but never quite rise to the top of the council’s priority list.
I thought I would share with you the latest information we have on the likelihood of repairs to Franklin Road as it gives an insight into the way in which priorities are calculated.
The bids made to Oxfordshire County Council for the overlay of concrete section was assessed as Priority 3 while the macadam road for plane and resurface was given priority 2. There is also a bid for footway overlay at priority 3.
The priorities are established against the priorities in the table below
j Urgent work required to carry out structural repairs to eliminate an existing hazard. k Medium priority structural repairs to prevent the occurrence of hazards l Lower priority schemes to protect the structure from deterioration Oxfordshire County Council carry out an objective assessment using the HAMP system and the footway has scored 314 points. This ranks it 63rd in the footway schemes throughout the City. Currently the budgets run to less than 10 schemes a year. The carriageway proposals do not have a current rating, they may have had in the past but ratings are removed from the list when they have become outdated.
The number of outstanding repairs to roads and pavements is becoming a huge issue for Headington as our ward bears such a heavy volume of traffic.
David and I will keep fighting on your behalf, and Altaf is giving us as much help as he can as our county councillor. I’m afraid it will be a lengthy battle. The good news is that the road is deemed to be safe, however unsightly it looks.