The Highways Team is required to maintain adopted roads and pavements. This is to make sure that they are safe to use.
We will
- Make safe dangerous defects within 24 hours.
- Repair other serious defects within 14 days.
- Regularly inspect all our roads and pavements.
- Clear out roadside gullies and drains.
- Start gritting major roads when snowfall or heavy frost is forecast.
- Weed spray roads and pavements throughout the year with safe chemicals.
- Keep the grass cut short on urban highway verges.
- Keep the grass cut short at sight lines on rural highways verges.
You can help us by
- Reporting any damage, vandalism or theft.
- Not damaging pavements by parking on them.
- Keeping trees and hedges trimmed to avoid overhanging.
- Not obstructing pavements with commercial displays.
- Taking care not to block roadside gullies. For example, when swilling out concrete mixers.
We do not
- Repair water leaks. Please report these to Yorkshire Water, phone: 0845 1242429.
- Look after the motorways. Please contact A One+ Integrated Highway Services, phone: 0300 1235000.
- Maintain private roads.
If you are unhappy
If you have not had this level of service or are unhappy with the above content, please contact us:
- Highways & Engineering
- Contact us
- Request or report it online