At present there is work underway in this area. The many damaged slabs are being removed and boken into small pieces.
But what will appear in place of the slabs? Hopefully the area will be paved with suitable paving and not tarmac.
Does anyone know?
Saturday 16 February 2013
Stones or Tarmac?
Slowly over the past year the area around the Watergate was beginning to look like patchwork as a number of broken stones have been filled in with tarmac. Apparently the original stones had short longevity, and were prone to cracking which probably happened when vehicles mounted the area. Consequently it was decided some of the slabs could present a danger to pedestrians and these were removed, and replaced by tarmac.
At present there is work underway in this area. The many damaged slabs are being removed and boken into small pieces.
But what will appear in place of the slabs? Hopefully the area will be paved with suitable paving and not tarmac.
Does anyone know?
At present there is work underway in this area. The many damaged slabs are being removed and boken into small pieces.
But what will appear in place of the slabs? Hopefully the area will be paved with suitable paving and not tarmac.
Does anyone know?
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Sadly, a huge pile of tarmac was used yesterday and it looks terrible. IT ruins the look and feel of the whole area. I couldn't believe it and will be writing letters of complaint to anyone who will listen.
ReplyDeleteLooks really bad!
ReplyDeleteIt's disgusting! I couldn't believe my eyes when i walked up the high street this morning. I've got a couple of pictures of the abomination as i was really disgusted. Please let me know where to send them.
ReplyDeleteTonbridge is actually a beautiful town boasting a castle (part of one) in view of the high street. The view from Castle bridge every morning is lovely and now this... :( !!!
We've got to get the council to rectify it. It may be a cost cutting measure but the real cost to any visitors to the town will be immeasurable in discontent.
An unofficial comment on the tarmac is that this is a temporary surface and slabs have been ordered. There could be an 8 week delay.
ReplyDeleteSadly the original slabs were not the 'right kind' of slabs and were prone to cracking. Not sure whose responsibility that is.
One has to ask the question as to why the expense of a temporary surface was necessary. Were the slabs a health and safety risk as there are still many boken slabs around the area. Or was it a mistake of KCC on timing.
Nevertheless the outcry from Tonbridge residents has been massive and it shows we do care about our town. KCC should have informed the public and it has been suggested that a small A board stating it is a temporary surface would have been helpful.
Thank you for your update.
DeleteA sensible temporary measure could have/should have been to leave the slabs as they were/stop their own council vehicles driving over them/nip round to B&Q and get temporary replacements that could have matched in, fill with sand then recycle them when the order for the correct slabs appear!
A small A board to highlight this eyesore as a 'temporary' measure must not have been to hand today...
As for health and safety, i learned years ago from walking that route that a lady must not wear heels! Or you could walk the other side of the road. As you point out there has been many a patch of tarmac springing up for some time where the flagstones should be.
That area just needs to be done properly. It's a small stretch but a very important one.