finlo Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Derek Flint said: They are back folks. And apparently that well known highways engineer Mr O’Neal is satisfied. Seen the light Derek? Your comments are becoming more sarcastic than mine! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbie Bobster Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 2 hours ago, Derek Flint said: They are back folks. And apparently that well known highways engineer Mr O’Neal is satisfied. Pfft. Now if it was Colonel Abrams, I'd be impressed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted September 15, 2019 Share Posted September 15, 2019 Did the retailers in Strand Street and Castle Street get compensated for the disruption and noise, dust etc.. when the streets got regenerated ? I do not think so they just had to suck it up and it is going to start again when the shops that are empty from salmons to the lane are changed into a five story mix of apartments and shops, whenever this happens !!! 0nce compensation gets to be the given there will be a stream of never ending demands consequently nothing will ever be done, just saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 "Communication is the main thing learned to date" re. the Promenade project, sayeth the good Mr Harmer (MR News). Everybody else has learned that it's not a good thing to let a bunch of under-resourced, badly managed contractors loose on a major civil engineering job where the priority is departmental and job justification. 9 weeks behind to date. Can't wait til the overspends start being calculated and released. Assuming they are, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 15 hours ago, Derek Flint said: They are back folks. And apparently that well known highways engineer Mr O’Neal is satisfied. I think it's an attempted play on the title of O'Neal's biggest hit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Declan said: I think it's an attempted play on the title of O'Neal's biggest hit. no flies on you....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hedgehog Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 I wonder who had taken the cones away opposite Jaks. Cars were parked there (and ticketed) this morning. Strangely the cones have returned now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted September 16, 2019 Share Posted September 16, 2019 5 hours ago, Dave Hedgehog said: I wonder who had taken the cones away opposite Jaks. Cars were parked there (and ticketed) this morning. Strangely the cones have returned now. Seems they've found the password to the MyProm website 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Thought I would try the MyProm Free Bus service today. Well, I would have done had it been running. But it wasn't. Waited an hour and zero bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I'm hearing they're going to pull the plug on the horse trams early this year so they can actually crack on and get some work done.... it's about time! Harmer claims they're still only 9 weeks behind too! Likely story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I still think they should have put access tunnels under the prom at 100 metre intervals and then all pipework, electrics, whatever, can be connected along the sidewalk to the access tunnels. Once all connected, the road should have been dug up, strengthened and tarmac laid over the top with no further need to cut/dig a hole in the new tarmac as like said, all the pipework goes through the access tunnels. Ah well....A pipe dream Hah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Down Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Amazing, you go away for ten days and all they seem to have managed is to erect more cones and fences. Oh and seriously pee off the southern residents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 BBC News online, Mr Harmer now announces a timetable of works review in order to try and, "Pick up time" on the 9 weeks the project is behind schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: BBC News online, Mr Harmer now announces a timetable of works review in order to try and, "Pick up time" on the 9 weeks the project is behind schedule. Looking at it objectively it's far more than 9 weeks behind. There's just over 1 year left of the original timetable and still no sign of the 50/60 men Harmer said would be working on it. Then there's the granite on pavements and around the Sefton to lay and going on Strand street timescale that will be a year alone !! Ohhh and then there's the cracking which will have to be repaired or replaced .. The services to properties on the Prom also will take added time as you can't just throw them in ... Edited September 17, 2019 by Numbnuts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
english zloty Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 4 hours ago, foxdaleliberationfront said: I'm hearing they're going to pull the plug on the horse trams early this year so they can actually crack on and get some work done.... it's about time! Harmer claims they're still only 9 weeks behind too! Likely story Some of the engineers told me it was a year behind. Note recent press now states 'substantially complete' whereas it was 'complete' no problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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