Below is how a county council spokesman describes the disgraceful state of one of Guildford’s main thoroughfares…
We are well-used to swinging our vehicles and bikes around the pot-holes in the minor roads, but really!! This is Guildford’s North Street and according to the county council these are ‘shallow defects’ which are not necessarily ‘safety defects.’
If the financial situation of Surrey County Council is so serious- then why is it funding the re-development of Farnham’s Blightwells East Street development? Why is it putting up over £50m of our money into a development that the private sector wouldn’t touch? Why is it risking taxpayers’ money – our money?
Why I wouldn’t even have the balls to cycle around here – Those that do are brave – But also thanks to kind drivers – Hold up the traffic hugely – It is not their fualt but due to the fact the A281 is a single carriageway road and narrow in parts it can cause big tail backs Esp. During the summer