Dunedin City Council contractors need to clean up their ‘‘awful mess’’ and finish a job in Abbotsford started a month ago, a resident says.
Rob Fitzpatrick, of Abbotsford, said council contractors started work on the deck of a railway overpass bridge linking Abbotsford and North Taieri Rds about a month ago.
One lane was closed for two days and council contractors ‘‘destroyed’’ the deck surface with a grinder before ‘‘disappearing’’.
He wanted the contractors to return and finish the work.
‘‘I have no idea why they did this and didn’t finish it — it’s a mess.’’
Motorists had been removing large chunks of asphalt from the deck and piling them on a grassed area near the bridge.
He warned motorists to avoid the area if possible as it was ‘‘awful’’.
Clay on the deck had created ‘‘gooey lumps’’ for motorists to contend with, he said.
Council transport delivery manager Josh von Pein said maintenance work on the deck earlier this year ‘‘uncovered some issues requiring more substantial permanent repairs to the deck surface and surrounding drainage’’.
A temporary deck surface was constructed while staff conducted additional investigations and designs, he said.
‘‘The temporary repairs haven’t lasted well and staff are monitoring them closely to see whether further work is needed before the permanent repairs are done.’’
A timeframe had not been confirmed for the permanent repairs but he wanted to see the work start later this month. Permanent repairs were best done after winter, he said.
The clay was part of the bridge structure, Mr von Pein said.
‘‘It will be covered over when permanent repairs are made.’’
Comments
Rob Fitzpatrick good on you- nothing but respect for looking after the rate payers coin good to see somebody cares, but this is appears standard for the DCC, they aware contracts get the work done but nobody from the DCC is checking on the contractors because they obviously think they don't need to or they radar the check from an office. (ping ping ping yep thats correct) I'd love to see an audit if anybody has signed off the check. I think you ave a good reason for your deck to be fixed and that is why contractors have insurance
Did you actually read the article beyond the bit about the complaint?
The council staff are clearly aware of the issue and explained everything perfectly. But no, you prefer to rant once again about poor performance. Why let the facts get in the way of a good moan.
Mr Fitzpatrick would have been better served contacting the Council first to get a response rather than running to the ODT. But of course that's not the way we do things here in Dunedin.