Water Palaver

Signs in Sandgate High Street and Gough Road promoted me to check the roadworks that start each week on the one.network website. There were two, for the same period of time, including traffic light running on Sandgate High Street AGAIN while Southern Water come back and try AGAIN to reinstate the road flat and without failing AGAIN (for the FIFTH time this year.

However, leaving aside the frustration (can you tell?) I was concerned that done wrong, this could cut off access to some properties in Gough Road for 10 days, which would not be acceptable. So I've checked, and it SEEMS as if that's been considered. They say:

"The Southern Water works that are due to take place on Sandgate High Street and the closure of Gough Road from 12-23 May are related and form part of the same job.  

"Gough Road will be closed at the junction with Sandgate High Street and an alterative route for traffic will be maintained via Sandgate High Street and Military Road.

"I can also confirm that the Streetworks team will be closely monitoring the works."

So clearly I'll take a look as they set up, and clearly the running under lights for another 10 days will be infuriating, but hopefully, this time, maybe, the job will be done right.