Rutty Roads! When Will Yours Be Fixed? Essex County Council Reveals All

April 15, 2017 in Local Issues, News

If you cherish your vehicle or wallet, you might be interested in when Essex County Council is preparing to resurface our local roads. Looking at this map which is available on the Essex County Council website it doesn't appear as though Rayleigh is in for much funding for new road surfaces from ECC. It's come at a good time that they've released this interactive map, with the Essex County Council elections on May 4th,  it does beg the question if our current incumbents that are supposed to represent Rayleigh have been making enough noise at County Hall on residents behalf. The condition of our local roads have only gone one way, and that's down. The number of pot holes and poor surfacing I have noticed has become ever increasing. Rayleigh is a market town and I'm really starting to think that we would be better off travelling on horse and cart over these dirt tracks they like to call roads! Recently I've heard stories of residents claims being rejected by Essex County Council for damage to their vehicle due to the poor road surfaces we all suffer. Our Highways are a priority for our Essex County Council candidates, Chris Black and Chris Stanley to make sure that we get fair and real representation for Rayleigh.    

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James Newport

Essex County Councillor for Rayleigh North, Rochford District Councillor for Downhall & Rawreth and Rayleigh Town Councillor for Sweyne.