Highway works being crammed in before the end of the financial year has turned March into the ‘month of madness’ for motorists and buses, a councillor says.
Councillor Howard Sykes, the leader of the Liberal Democrat opposition group in Oldham, said that ‘every year it seems to get worse’ as resurfacing and repairs are carried out before April 1. The Labour authority’s leader, Coun Amanda Chadderton told a full council meeting she was aware the roadworks were causing headaches for people, which included her family and friends.
But she stated that it was necessary to get as much done before the close of the financial year or external funding for projects would be wasted.
