Link Road - Diaries

Monday 12 May to Friday 16 May - This week I have spent quite a bit of time dealing with local landowners whose businesses and homes are affected by the road proposals. Our aim here is to ensure that the construction of the road has as little impact as possible and that...

Monday 5 May to Friday 9 May - Before works starts properly on the Link Road it is necessary to ensure that all pre-contract information has been gathered. Once the work starts we will have lost any opportunity to record existing conditions. This week I’ve been...

Monday 7 April to Friday 11 April - Much of my time on the KLR this week has been at meetings dealing with the final legal and contractual agreements which need to be in place before a contract of this size and complexity can be let. On site the Contractor is now...

In anticipation of an early award of the construction contract for the Link Road a range of related issues are now being addressed. Prices are being sought for condition surveys of all of the properties which lie close to the line of the proposed road. Detailed preparations...

Monday 3 March to Friday 28 March - This diary entry covers a 4 week period which for me included a weeks holiday and the Easter weekend. It is amazing how the loss of a few days at work creates an intense catch-up period in which some tasks such as the Director’s...

The current activity on site dealing with the tree removal and the treatment of Japanese Knotweed is generating lots of phone calls to the KI Office. Sandra and I are happy to provide local residents with as much information as we can. We have always had plans to establish a...

Monday 18 February to Friday 22 February - Working towards getting the award of the construction contract for the Link Road continues to dominate the workload at the moment. Various meetings have taken place to deal with the outstanding planning issues, land issues and to...

Work continues to get all of the necessary consents in place and we’re doing everything we can to make sure that everyone involved has all of the information they require to make the necessary decisions. The granting of these consents lies outwith KI’s control....

A great deal of effort is going into getting the final conditions on the Link Road planning consents signed off by the planning authorities. At the same time extensive discussions are taking place with the Preferred Contractor, landowners affected by the proposals and with...

I met this week with a number of members of the public who have a particular interest in the Link Road. One group of residents was interested to get more detailed information about the alignment of the road and some advice on how to approach the Council’s Planning...