After many months of campaigning on behalf of local residents for proper resurfacing of the badly potholed Roseangle car park, I was pleased to advise last month that the City Council had agreed to fully resurface it and have it properly relined.
Slightly ahead of schedule, the council's contractor, Tayside Contracts, will commence resurfacing works on Monday morning (27th - weather permitting), with the car park closed from teatime on Sunday for 3-7 days - the time taken will really depend on weather conditions.
I have advised all nearby residents of the temporary car park closure and the City Council has also publicised this as has the Courier and Evening Telegraph.
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| Bellefield Avenue - SSE work postponed to avoid parking loss |
I was very concerned to learn yesterday that, by unfortunate coincidence, Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) intended starting electrical work in Bellefield Avenue on Monday that would see a loss of parking in the street for up to three weeks - see right.
The combined loss of parking between the car park and Bellefield Avenue would have caused residents real difficulty, so I requested that SSE postpone their works until the car park work is completed. To their great credit, SSE promptly agreed to this - see their response below:
"Councillor Macpherson
Arrangements are underway to cancel works that were scheduled to commence on Monday 27 February 2012.
We will discuss with your Network Management department to identify a suitable time to reschedule.
The works are to upgrade electricity supplies into properties in Bellefield Avenue. This type of work involves excavations to connect a new cable into the property and disconnect the old one."