Council claims compensation following Broseley area roadworks delays
Shropshire Council has gained £100,000 in compensation for the Broseley area following delays in roadworks.
The council has been working closely with Broseley’s town mayor and local councillors to ensure residents in and around the area receive compensation for delays on the B4373 Bridgnorth to Broseley.
The project to repair the gas main was essential to maintain a safe gas supply in the area, and was led by National Grid, with Shropshire Council arranging diversion routes and traffic management.
Contractors working for National Grid did not complete the scheme on schedule. As a result of this, Shropshire Council’s traffic and permit team took action to ensure that section 74 over-run charges were enforced and collected, to compensate for the delay in completing the gas works.
The road was finally reopened to traffic in November 2013, following extensive work by National Grid to repair a gas main.
The team have been working closely with local councillors to determine where best to spend the £100,000 compensation, which will now be reinvested in the highway network in the local area.
Claire Wild, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways and transport, said:
“We recognised the problems faced by residents of Broseley, Bridgnorth and Astley Abbotts who endured months of disruption whilst contractors working on behalf of National Grid completed their work. Therefore we have tried to target the funding between the communities affected, but also targeted the worst sections of carriageway within these areas.”
