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Published:
August 6th, 2008
Burnham councillors express fears about road surface for cycle
race
Anxious
town councillors in Burnham-On-Sea have this week expressed concerns
about the state of the road surface along Marine Drive, which
this autumn will be in the national media spotlight when it becomes
the finishing line for the South
West Stage of the Tour of Britain cycle race.
A
large part of Marine Drive has been resurfaced in recent weeks
by the county council, but several hundred metres of tarmac near
the race's finishing line, at the junction with Pier Street (pictured
above) have been ignored.
 At
this week's town council meeting, councillors said the condition
of the road surface at this spot could be dangerous for cyclists
as they approach the finishing line.
Cllr
Neville Jones told Monday evening's meeting: "The surface
of Marine Drive near the fountain urgently needs to be brought
to the attention of the county council."
"There
are ruts running along the surface all along the cycle race's
final sprint. This needs quickly repairing before September."
And
Cllr Eric Gill criticised the recent resurfacing work along Marine
Drive, which he says focussed too heavily on the area of Marine
Drive running past Apex Park and up to the entrance of the Holiday
Village.
"We
were promised a complete resurfacing of Marine Drive, but this
has not been delivered," he said.
Town
clerk Eileen Shaw said the matter had been drawn to the attention
of the county council's highways department and a response is
awaited.
Burnham-On-Sea.com
exclusively reported
in February that our town would be chosen as the finishing
spot for the race on September 9th. The
race is set to start in the south of Somerset in Chard and finish
in Burnham in the north of the county.
Marine
Drive will be closed to motorists on the race day from 5am to
approximately 6.30pm and diversions will be in operation.
Digital
TV channel ITV4 will be broadcasting extensive coverage of the
race, along with regional and international television channels.
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