Superstore's garbage should be on their agenda as well. I don't understand why they are constantly allowed to get away with that garbage flying all over this city....

Have you ever called anyone about the problem or are you just complaining about it today because you can?

Could somebody tell me where these street lights are located!

hammy,

your comment reminds me of a joke I once heard.

2 blondes standing on each side of a river, one blonde says to the other, "Hey, how do you get to the other side?" The other blonde replies "Your already on the other side!"

as for your question, on the side of the road your standing on.

"Staff say the pilot project, which dims street lights and brings them back up to full strength when a sensor is tripped by approaching vehicles"

Very interesting.

Why would vehicles, that have their own headlights and are driven on all sorts of roads require street lights that are dimmed to be brought up to full power as they pass?

I always considered street light, you know, the ones that are primarily on residential streets, to have primarily a community safety function from a security point of view - provide lights for people walking the street, (it is dark here at 5pm for several months after all) and to provide security from potential vandals around homes and vehicles parked outside them.

But hey, maybe they also go back on when a cat scurries accross a road, or trees move in a wind ...........

"Council will also be presented with a petition carrying more than 500 names, calling for the repaving of Continental Way. The petitioners say Continental Way has deep potholes, which , despite constant repairs, reappear"

As with most potholes in this city, if the actual repair work performed on these things was done properly this wouldn't be an issue.

How about the lack of crack sealing in this city over the past few years. If they don't do crack sealing they leave it open to the growth of even more potholes.

Apparently we are due for some rocket scientists to be hired in the position of road repair managers in this city.

When are we going to be done with this shoddy substandard patch work.

The city of PG allows heavy trucks to park in residential areas of this city for 3 hour stints, WHY??? Do these heavy truck owners/operators pay extra for the road damage they cause just because they want to stop at home for lunch or dinner?

Can't see the fields of potholes for the thick clouds of dust!

Haven't seen even one sweeper here - on a main 75km/h bus/truck route thoroughfare!

Hope it rains soon...better yet, a monsoon type deluge!

'Heavey tucks" is that those guys with dualies that live im y neigbourhood of which ther e are many?
Cheers

City hall can't even keep their parking lot paved properly. Why expect anything else?

Dragonmaster

"The city of PG allows heavy trucks to park in residential areas of this city for 3 hour stints, WHY??? Do these heavy truck owners/operators pay extra for the road damage they cause just because they want to stop at home for lunch or dinner?"

Do you have a clue what causes potholes?

Nope, didnt think so.

Oh, and by the way, yes heavy trucks do pay more for road repairs. The taxes on fuel they burn add up to a very significant amount more than any passenger vehicle. As for extra damage to roads? Have you noticed those weight restriction signs on the roads right now? That is to keep the damage down while the frost is coming out of the ground. If a truck is on a residential street, it is only loaded to 70% max and is probably empty.

By the way, did you know that if you check the GVW rating on your car, if you live on a road with a restriction of 50% you are overweight driving down it and could be subjected to a ticket.