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Over £280,000 to be Spent on Resurfacing Grantham Car Park

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A South Kesteven District Council decision to award a £283,305.14 contract to Rio Asphalt & Paving Co Ltd for resurfacing work at Wharf Road multistorey car park in Grantham is set to begin on August 18 and take around three months to complete. The work, which will see levels one, two, and four resurfaced, comes after a backlog of maintenance has built up over time.

Key Takeaways:

  • The resurfacing work is needed to address a backlog of maintenance that has built up over time, with concrete plank structural fixings corroding below the third level of the car park.
  • The district council leases and maintains the car park and is contractually obliged to resurface it under the conditions of the lease.
  • The improvements will stop the car park from deteriorating any further, according to the council.
  • The council has worked with Pick Everard, who have drawn together a programme of works for the next 10 years across the whole car park.
  • Levels three of the car park will be resurfaced first, followed by levels one, two, and four over the next three to five years, subject to approval.
  • The work is expected to cause some disruption, but the council believes that demand can be accommodated on the levels that will remain open.
  • The council has taken steps to mitigate the disruption, including only closing part of the car park and ensuring that the remaining levels can still accommodate users.
  • The council is committed to making Grantham a thriving town and sees the improvements as part of this effort.

Statistics:

  • £283,305.14: The contract awarded to Rio Asphalt & Paving Co Ltd for the resurfacing work.
  • Three years: The duration of the contract for the resurfacing work.
  • 10 years: The timeframe for the programme of works that Pick Everard has drawn together for the car park.
  • 50 per cent: The capacity at which the car park is currently operating, despite an uptick in usage since the introduction of one and two-hour free parking in January.
  • August 18: The start date for the resurfacing work.
  • Three months: The duration of the resurfacing work.

Sources:

  • Byline: OLIVER CASTLE Local Democracy Reporter
  • South Kesteven District Council
  • Rio Asphalt & Paving Co Ltd
  • Pick Everard
  • Cllr Richard Cleaver (Independent)
  • Gyles Teasdale, Head of Property Services and ICT at South Kesteven District Council
  • Richard Wyles, Deputy Chief Executive at South Kesteven District Council

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