Unadopted Roads...."It is with surprise and considerable disdain that I find myself speaking again, at a cabinet meeting, on an issue that has previously been addressed and a recommendation produced. In a Highways and scrutiny panelmeeting, the Council ratified a decision on how to progress. Yet nothing has been done.
From that meeting I quote what I believe to be the most salient point:
"agree in principle to establish an annual capital budget of £105k to be used to make up and adopt such streets on a rolling programme. This will need to be considered in the 2005/06 budgetary process;"
As we are all here again, discussing the same issue, I will assume that we all agree no progress has been made. It is with this in mind that I question the democratic decision making process. Especially when my address on behalf of South Rd residents has been refused an audience of recent full council meeting. Where I believe, we would have significant support amongst honourable Councillors of all political persuasion.
The fact remains that there are residents living in this purported "leafy borough" that actually believe the dubious claim that Redbridge is "green"! This is not because they enjoy newly planted trees, or the introduction of new plants or flowers. It is because they have trees and other weeds growing out of there pavements or roads…. if they can be called roads!
This weeks Ilford Recorder reported on the awful state of South Road, Chadwell Heath. And next week the Wanstead and Woodford Guardian will report on the shocking state of Landscape Road in Woodford Green. This road has pot holes with a diameter of at least 6 feet. It has no drainage, no regular street cleansing, no Road markings and has no street lighting?!! Now, I visit Pakistan annually. Which is supposedly a "third world" country. Yet I can recall no road that could match the dilapidated state of South or Landscape Roads. Both of these roads contain a number of residential dwellings. And a key fact of that is that there are children and elderly people who have to suffer the ensuing hazards to a safe and hygienic existence. Infact one elderly woman had to leave her long term dwelling on South road, as it became too dangerous for her to continue living there! This in tandem with the inability or unwillingness of a council to act and rectify this awful malaise, demonstrates why people have lost faith in their politicians.
Today I implore our auspicious and caring councilors to acknowledge that this situation is untenable. I further challenge them by throwing down a gauntlet on this table today. I ask that they rectify the problems on South Road. I have gone through in some detail around 70% of the listed "unadopted Roads" in Redbridge and have set the following priorities [based on what I have seen and heard]:
- Priority 1 South Road
The residents have fought a 20 year battle for their road to be improved. A few shoddy, piecemeal attempts to bring short term relief to the residents is an awful statistic and demonstrates inept profligacy. The road is entirely made of residential dwellings, due to its small size, easy access (without affecting other roads) and width it would make an attractive and expedient milestone for success. There is grass growing within the road, huge Pot holes, no lighting or drainage and I have seen flooding that occurs as a consequence.
-Priority 2 Landscape Road
A larger road and mutual consent would have to be obtained, however the state of the road is now worse that South Road, due to fact that it clearly has not had the granular approach to rectification worked at South Road. The road is entirely residential and has foliage growing out of the floor as does South Road, I will assume it floods and there is no lighting which enhance the possibility of crime.
-Priority 3 Park Villas
No infrastructure at all, Residents have regularly complained and I have sprained an ankle her previously.
-Priority 4 Aston Mews
Residents have complained incessantly: No infrastructure at all, no pavement or actual uniform road surface.
-Priority 5 Pavement Mews
Residents recently attained road name plates and have been requesting lighting for a significant period. No Infrastructure barring nameplate
Priority 6 Elm Hall Road: No infrastructure, However not all residents in agreement".
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