plan-road repairs

Please see an update from North Lanarkshire Council via Councillor Masterton. It is quite lengthy but the detail is important.

The investigatory works at the junction of Dullatur Road with Glen Road and Victoria Road have now been completed. While several trial excavations were undertaken, these investigations did not identify any underlying issue or specific cause for the failure of the monoblocking. The failures appear to be confined to the surface construction, with no defects found within the underlying structure that would account for the deterioration. Given the extent of the failures across the affected areas, and the level of traffic management that would be required to undertake numerous localised repairs, we do not consider a piecemeal approach to be the most effective solution. In addition, repeated traffic management installations would result in ongoing disruption to residents and road users. As a result, we are proposing that the affected section of monoblock carriageway at this junction are included within next year's Capital Investment Programme, with the intention of fully reconstructing all the areas rather than carrying out isolated patch repairs. This will provide a more durable long-term solution and minimise the need for further intervention. In the meantime, the location will continue to be monitored and any defects that present a safety concern will be addressed through our routine maintenance processes.