I have received the information below this evening from the Highways Area Service Manager:
I am writing to inform you of essential works identified and planned to take place on Bayton Lane. My apologies for this being so late in the day, I had been awaiting some resource availability before I could officially confirm works to go ahead and left the office in between.
Following last weeks flooding where Bayton Lane had to be closed on Friday for a short period and yesterdays rain we need to carry out some urgent work to get the area cleaned up and the drainage kerbs/gully working at their full capacity, especially as the risk of sub-zero temperatures is building.
Works will commence Monday under an urgent road closure, between the hours of 09:30 – 15:00 each day to at least avoid peak traffic disruption as much as possible. I anticipate works will take 3-4 days but certainly no more than 5. This is due to some patching along the drainage kerbs and where the Golf Club old site entrance was when bringing in spoil to form the new driving range.
Unfortunately the lack of drainage on the Golf Club site has now exacerbated the problem as water on their land is ponding at the lowest point and running through the wall onto the highway.
There are some other areas of patching to undertake to bring the road back to a decent standard ahead of surface treatment works in future.
I have also spoken to Cleaner Neighbourhoods to see if they can get crews in and litter pick as well as anything else they can do.
Forestry are also going to resource felling of a tree hanging over the road, which we believe is dead and therefore at risk of falling.
I appreciate this closure will disrupt the travelling public but hopefully you agree not getting this work done asap could have far more disruption in future, especially the drainage and tree works, or worse, a road traffic accident.
Emergency Services on Blue Light calls will not be stopped from coming through, safely.
We have planned this in the best possible way within the short space of time by utilising the closure to its full potential as far as is reasonably practical.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have any questions, or even suggestions and will try and assist where possible."
