Local councillor raises concerns about potholes in Penarth

A presentation was given on the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s 3 Year Resurfacing Plan 2024-27 report in a meeting held on November 12. 

Cllr Anthony Ernest, after listening to the presentation addressing Natan Thomas the council’s neighbourhood manager, said:  

“Over the past year, the matrix has been revised to incorporate recommendations to consider active travel and cycle routes in the evaluation process.  

“Now, I understand that also includes bus routes or is going to include bus routes. I think that is a very important part of the process.  

“As with certainly a number of those in my part of the world where roads included on bus routes. 

“Buses passing every ten minutes or so are passing over very badly maintained roads in terms of bumps and humps.” 

The neighbourhood manager replied: “You are correct Cllr Ernest. Public transport is noted within the proposed scoring matrix.  

“It was also in the previous scoring matrix and the weightings are exactly the same. The biggest contributing factor is active travel.  

“I think to be fair, whether it is school transport or public transport they are so important to the network user, so it is important it is included within the matrix.” 

In a post on social media, Cllr Ernest, broke down the scoring system for roads that need surface treatment.

“It was a fascinating report on the 3 Year Resurfacing Plan 2024-27, detailing (in detail) every road that will need surface treatment, and every pavement likewise.   

“Roads that make a score of 210 points or above will be done until funds run out.   

“There is a new scoring table, and a road gets a number of points according to its last inspected condition.  

“Similarly, pavements will be scored from one to five in priority.  

“And now for the cost. £2.9 million in the Capital programme, broken down as £2 million for surfacing works, £50K for micro-asphalt treatment, £350 for surface dressing and £200K for pavements,” he said.