Campaign for contractors to return and resurface Great Barr road
A campaign is under way for road resurfacing work to be completed - after only part of the street was completed by contractors.
People living in along Thornbridge Avenue near Beeches Pool and Leisure Centre in Great Barr have complained about potholes and an uneven surface.
Work was carried out on a section of the road between the Tideswell Road roundabout and Holmewell Road island in recent months by infrastructure company Amey.
But they claimed urgent repairs to a section from Tideswell Road to Aldridge Road are not needed.
Instead work will be carried out on the road during the next financial year.
But campaigners say that failing to re-surface the whole road at the same time is wrong and leads to more disruption.
Ward Councillor Keith Linncor says that Amey wrote to him regarding the road resurfacing but did not fully explain that only part of the road would be resurfaced.
"I'm extremely frustrated at the moment with the situation," he said. "This section of road is in a poor condition and needs to be resurfaced.
"Amey wrote to me to say that the the road would be done - I calculated it to be around June this year. We heard nothing more.
"Now they say it would be the next financial year. There is no timescale for this yet.
"I will be raising the issue with the relevant cabinet member."
Birmingham City Council contracts highways maintenance to civil engineering firm Amey.
Spokeswoman Lara Thorns said that the whole road will continue to be maintained ahead of the new resurfacing scheme next year.
"As part of our city-wide highways improvement programme, we recently completed a resurfacing project between Tideswell Road roundabout and Holmewell Road roundabout after our condition surveys found that the road surface was approaching the end of its life," she said.
"In contrast, the section of road between Tideswell Road and the Aldridge Road junction is still in serviceable condition and will be replaced as part of our 2016/17 programme.
"In the meantime, we will continue to maintain this section of Thornbridge Avenue through our routine bi-annual safety and service inspections.
"Our work across the city is prioritised using information from annual condition surveys, verified by an independent specialist company.
"This, combined with information from our routine inspections and defects reported to us, allows us to repair the roads most in need first."
