More than £180,000 will be spent on road improvement projects across the South Side of Glasgow as part of the council’s permanent repair programme.
Inlay resurfacing work from Old Rutherglen Road to Ballater Street and Ballater Street to Adelphi Street, costing £46,675 and £67,500 respectively, was among the work agreed by the local area partnership committee on Tuesday.
They also approved £7950 of thin inlay works between Cavendish Street to Devon Street, £20,625 between South Portland and Eglinton Street, £21,000 on Aikenhead Road and another £21,000 from Batson Street to Hickman Street.
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The improvements are part of the city council's £25 million programme to control the ongoing pothole issue, permanently repair highly trafficked main roads and deliver a programme of first time permanent repairs over the next three years.
During the meeting, questions were raised about the decision process and how officers decided what roads needed to be resurfaced.
Depute Labour leader, councillor Soryia Siddique said: “I can think of so many roads in Govanhill that are in need of maintenance based on complaints I have received and what I have seen and I don’t see them on this proposal.
“How did you arrive at this proposal and what flexibility is there to add to this list? I assume there are various materials that can be used to surface a road but how did Glasgow City Council decide on the specific materials that they use?”
A council officer advised that decisions were made based on the conditions of the road and how best to extend its lifespan.
Roads improvement officer David Walker said: “In terms of how we prioritise what streets we do - this is based on a score sheet. We look at complaints, member enquiries and the value of the road, is it next to a school or hospital?
“That’s put into a scoring calculator which generates our list. There is the opportunity to suggest schemes and feed into that.”
A recent study showed that for the first time since 2013 the condition of Glasgow’s carriageways has slightly deteriorated and that 70.5% of roads are in acceptable condition.
The survey also showed that 88km were categorised as being in poor condition and 63km of neighbourhood roads being in need of attention.
Mr Walker added: “Despite the deteriorating condition of roads all across Scotland, this shows that Glasgow is still one of the best performing local authorities in the country and is above the Scottish average road conditions.
“They key aims of this investment will control the ongoing pothole issues, reducing the amount of potholes reported to us and maintaining roads that are important to our residents.”
