THE MAIN FOOTPATHS around Draper’s Lane are currently being repaired by East Riding Council contractors.
The surface of the footpaths – which were patched several weeks ago to repair major cracks caused by the Big Freeze in January – are being coated with micro-asphalt.
While the final results look quite pleasing, the new surfaces obviously need to stand the test-of-time. Climate change and its effects need to be factored in to any ‘longer-than-short-term’ repairs – i.e. how will severe winters, blistering hot summers and freak weather events impact on these surfaces? Are the repairs climate change proofed!?
It would be interesting to find out when these same footpaths have been scheduled for planned maintenance in the future – and then see if any emergency repairs are required before that date?
I do not think that the recent topping of the footpath will last as it has in the past been done on hull paths, only to be eaten away by the frost of hard winter weathers.