Patchwork repairs on Northfield Avenue

The Conservative run County Council's attempts to save money by doing work cheaply and inadequately is illustrated in the picture of Northfield Avenue below:


The resurfacing work on King's Hedges Road, despite the disruption, is much more welcome. After years of the Focus team requesting the repairs the County have finally agreed the road was one of the worst surfaces in the County. It will be interesting to see whether the repairs on Northfield Avenue survive the winter, and to compare the costs of repairs to it, with the costs on King's Hedges Road.

The state of Cambridge's roads is reaching a crisis: one ignored by the Conservatives. Only the Liberal Democrats have campaigned for better maintenance and made proposals in their alternative budget this year.

Meanwhile the County have found money to resurface the member's carpark at the Shire Hall...