Snagging issues at Swansea's £135 million Copr Bay development seem to be "endless", a councillor has claimed. Cllr Sam Bennett said he was concerned they added up to give a poor impression of the council-led project, whose centrepiece is Swansea Arena.
Council leader Rob Stewart said work to resolve snagging was taking longer than anticipated, but questioned why Cllr Bennett didn't welcome "one of Wales's premier venues" being in his ward. Contractors have recently carried out repair work to the external staircase leading from the arena podium to the pavement on Oystermouth Road, but some of the handrail joints have gaffer tape on them. A couple of other joints appear rusty.
Cllr Bennett said the lift beside the staircase was out of action again, and that there was a rust patch on the Mumbles-facing side of the pedestrian bridge. Contractors are also still working on a small section of the bridge platform near the staircase on the north side of Oystermouth Road - and work to resolve a paintwork defect at the new multi-storey car park, which isn't open yet, is ongoing.
