Roadworks which were in place in Ashton-on-Ribble Pic: Blog Preston The number of roadworks carried out by utility companies on Lancashire’s highways has
processed 4,000 requests for the permits required by the likes of water, energy and telecoms firms to dig up the roads and pavements in the authority’s patch.
Last year, the county council – which is responsible for almost all non-motorway routes in Lancashire except in the Blackpool and Blackburn areas – also handed out more than £1m in road-related fines to utility firms. Unlike for pre-planned roadworks, utility companies do not require a permit upfront before beginning emergency or urgent activity on the highway.County Cllr Swarbrick told the meeting: “Very often, we will get retrospective notice [of work] and, at that point, all we can do is to ensure their site is compliant.
He said that a forum that allowed County Hall and utilities firms to co-ordinate routine works in order to “minimise disruption” worked well.
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