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BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Contractors fined £685k for non-compliant Norfolk roadworks
A county council has issued fines totalling £685,000 in a year for non-compliant County Council said it issued 44,000 street and roadwork permits in 2024-25 to utility firms and it said it rejected 5,400 of 7,000 applications for unplanned emergency works, deeming them penalty notices totalling £340,000 were handed out for 2,809 repairs that did not have a permit or failed to comply with permit conditions. The remaining £345,000 was collected from 306 repair jobs which overran, causing a total of 1,317 additional days of disruption on the county's roads County Council said 74 utility companies had the legal right to undertake works on public highways, and as such its powers "remain limited under national legislation".But the council said it was "committed to holding companies accountable" and in the past 12 months it successfully prosecuted two utility companies where a court imposed fines totalling almost £100,000, with full costs Plant, cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and transport said: "We are doing everything within our power to manage the impact of roadworks on Norfolk's communities."But the reality is that we don't have the authority to stop or delay many of these works. "Utility companies have a legal right to dig up our roads, and in emergency cases, they can start work before even notifying us. "While this lack of control makes it incredibly difficult to protect residents from disruption, we do hold third parties to account and will issue fines and reject permits when we need to." Follow Norfolk news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Yahoo
Delays as south Essex High Street is CLOSED amid emergency water works
DRIVERS are facing delays this morning as a High Street has been shut off for emergency works. Essex and Suffolk Water is carrying out emergency water works in Wickford High Street, between Market Road and London Road. ONGOING - Wickford – High Street CLOSED in both ways due to emergency works being carried out by Essex & Suffolk Water – (28-30 High Street) — Essex Travel News (@Essex_Travel) May 19, 2025 As a result of the work at 28-30 High Street, the road is closed both ways. This has been in place since 12.20am today. AA traffic maps shows delays around London Road and Golden Jubilee Way due to the closure. The closure is scheduled to be in place until May 29 according to however the works could finish earlier.
