Utility roadworks add to Christmas chaos

As the winter weather bites, pressure on utilities providers nationwide is increasing dramatically.  Over the last month the number of roadworks resulting from repairs to burst water pipes in London alone increased from an average of 75 per day to over 185.

Peter Hendy, London’s Transport Chief, was critical in his comments about utility firms:

“I am as frustrated as the rest of London at the needless jams caused by poorly planned and managed roadworks.  Transport for London is working hard to smooth traffic flow in the capital, but to make a real difference the utilities must radically reduce the amount of time they spend digging up our roads.”

Business Group London First estimates that congestion caused by roadworks costs London’s economy c£4bn per year.   

One of the schemes being proposed to tackle the volume of roadworks in London involves co-ordinating the work of utilities providers. 

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