Holes In Roads

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31139, 16 August 1966, Page 14

Holes In Roads

Sir, —While going sedately along Barrington street one Sunday night my little car plunged into a deep hole left by the council. Seat-belts saved the occupants from damage, and the car managed to clamber out. I reported the subsidence to the Transport Department, who said that they would let someone know. News travels slowly though. One month later, welding repairs done to my car, the hole has been perfectly sealed over. But now there are more: one in Somerfield street measuring about one foot across by four inches deep no lights, no warnings, just a sickening, blood-freezing shock as your car rams in and bounces out Admittedly, many of these holes are well lit, but inconsistency is the norm. May I suggest to the council that they either place warnings at every depression left by workmen, or none at all? —Yours, etc., LANDLUBBER.

August 8, 1966. [The City Engineer (Mr P. G. Scoular) replies: “The road openings referred to were not made by the City Council and it is the responsibility of the person opening the road to maintain the reinstated trench for a period. This department endeavours to police and check such work and is always grateful for early advice of hazards.”]