Recently County Councillor Sarah Whitebread attended a site visit at Sidney Street with Highways Officer Jon Clarke to talk through the repair work soon to be carried out there.  The slabs in the road that have become sunken and uneven will be relaid, and all of the broken paving slabs will be replaced.  Where paving slabs have been replaced with concrete, new paving slabs will be added.  Some new bollards will be put in as well to protect the pavement from cars, and the cycle racks will be repainted.

The work will commence shortly to tie in with the end of the University term.  Work will mostly be done overnight to limit disruption for traders and shoppers.

Cllr Whitebread said “It was excellent to talk through the work with Mr Clarke.  I hadn’t realised what a comprehensive job they are planning to do.  This is an area of the city in dire need to some repair work, and I’m confident it will look really smart when it’s done.”