Richard Wilson

Back in March I reported a strange hole in Weston Park to the Council (see previous posting) and I was assured that the contractors who had resurfaced the road in 2008 would fix the problem at their own cost.  The hole appeared to be caused by poor workmanship with metal peices left under the tarmac.

I assumed this would be the end of it, but last week I got a call from my colleague Cllr David Winskill, who lives nearby, to say the hole was still there – and growing (see photo taken at the weekend).  I’ve now fired off an annoyed email to the Council’s highways officers demanding to know why – almost 4 months on – this hole still hasn’t been fixed.  It worries me that they seem not to check up on repairs that contractors are asked to make.

I was delighted when after years of nagging the Council, they eventually got round to resurfacing Weston Park last year.  The surface was breaking up, with cracks and potholes everywhere. 

So it is very depressing to discover new potholes are appearing in the road surface again so soon.  It makes you question whether the re-surfacing job was done properly.

Cllr David Winskill (Crouch End Ward) alerted me to this  new hole in Weston Park – on the section between Nelson Road and Ferme Park Road.  As you may be able to see underneath is metal – and our first thought was they had tarmaced over a manhole!  I’m not sure what it actually is, but I’m told the hole is growing by the day so perhaps it will become clearer.

I’ve reported it to the Council so hopefully it will be patched soon.  But what a shame that the new road surface hasn’t lasted.