POTHOLES in Taunton and Wellington were the subject of a constituency tour by an MP and a council leader.
Gideon Amos (Lib Dem, Taunton & Wellington) invited Somerset Council’s lead member for transport Richard Wilkins on a tour of pothole blackspots – and welcomed the latest resurfacing work getting underway.
Mr Amos was joined by Cllr Wilkins at several roads in the constituency which had been raised with him by constituents.
“I took up the case of potholes and poor surfacing in some key locations around Taunton and Wellington with Somerset Council soon after I got elected,” the MP said.
“It was good to show Richard, from our Lib Dem team at County Hall, some of my concerns, and to have a follow-up meeting to highlight roads in the town centre, as well as some key problem areas in Wellington and our villages.
“I am delighted he has since confirmed that work will now be carried out to improve some of the worst conditions in Taunton town centre, including Silver Street near South Road.
“However, there are other key areas where our roads need improving and I will continue to keep up the pressure.
“I’ve asked for a full programme of works and will report back to constituents on getting the improvements they have asked for.”
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Cllr Wilkins said efforts to tackle road conditions were continuing.
“Somerset Highways manages more than 6,700km of roads and has a full programme of resurfacing and surface dressing as well as reactive patching and pothole repairs,” he said.
“Despite the fact that auditors recently confirmed ‘poor decision making’ by the predecessor administrations created massive costs for us to deal with, we have stepped up to take the tough decisions that are getting the council back into the black – and I’m focusing on the transport day job of listening to and working for local people.”
The picture I’m guessing they wouldn’t call that pothole