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Manchester estate residents' fuming after roads resurfaced 'for no reason' are WORSE than before
28.04.2022 - 09:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Roads around a South Manchester estate which were resurfaced for 'no apparent reason' are now in a worse condition than before, residents say.
Several streets at the Grove Estate in Withington were treated with micro asphalt – a waterproof surface supposed to prevent further degradation. But residents have complained about the condition of the roads which were not in urgent need of repairs and have left 'loose gravel' all over the estate.
Contractor Kiely Bros, which carried out what residents call the 'embarrassing' work, has been called in to sweep the streets more regularly following residents' feedback. However, local councillors say this will not solve all the issues at the estate.
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Maria Vittoria Catamo says her children used to rollerskate and play football with their neighbours in the streets – but it is now too dangerous to do that. The Brixton Avenue resident says the roads were better before the work.
She said: "My kids used to play with the other kids in the street – it was beautiful and unique. The kids don't enjoy being on the street. They can't any more. We're always talking about community. It's removing this."
Alistair Kell, who lives in Westbourne Grove, described the work carried out as 'embarrassing', accusing the contractor of 'taking the piss' and arguing that the council should have been 'far more diligent' in managing that work. According to residents, the contractor blocked a drainage gully, tarmacked around parked car and damaged a lamp post with a vehicle while sweeping.
Alistair suspects there was an 'unseemly rush' at the town hall to spend the money still left in the highways
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