The mayor of Bristol is phoning up company bosses asking them to speed up long-delayed roadworks across the city. Amid calls to issue heavy fines to companies who take too long to carry out roadworks, Marvin Rees said he was “really frustrated” with frequent delays.
Roadworks in Bristol often take months longer than they’re scheduled to, sometimes causing tailbacks of cars as drivers wait at temporary traffic lights. Works at the top of Stoke Hill, for example, were described as “making very slow progress and a real pain”, by one local councillor.
Bristol City Council has fined the contractors carrying out roadworks on Stoke Hill three times, but the level of fines charged are relatively small for major companies, £120, and set nationally. The mayor was asked what action the council was taking to speed up roadworks.
