Unadopted pavements in the West End

Back in 2007, the City Council agreed with a Liberal Democrat manifesto pledge to increase annual expenditure on upgrading unadopted pavements in the City from £200 000 to £500 000.   I was therefore pleased to be advised last week by the City Engineer that the City Council intends to upgrade pavements in Marchfield Road, Marchfield Crescent and the north side of Menzieshill Road during 2011/12.     However, I have queried with the City Engineer why a number of West End pavements that have high priority will not be upgraded until the following financial year.

Pavements in a number of other streets in the West End also have high priority, including the cul de sacs of Invergowrie Drive and the pavements in Oxford Street, Kelso Place, Cambridge Street and Harrow Street and I had hoped to see these brought up to standard this year.   I have queried this with the City Engineer as I want to see these pavements brought up to standard as soon as possible.