Rolling with the Mayor: Pothole repairs in the London Borough of Hackney

Pothole repairs
August 21, 2023

Rolling with the Mayor: Pothole repairs in the London Borough of Hackney

  • By Marlborough Highways

Marlborough Highways operates the highways Term Maintenance Contract for Hackney Council. On 16 August 2023, their Surfacing and Traffic Management team had the pleasure of welcoming the Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville, and Hackney Council’s Group Engineer, Quaysoor Miah, to a site near London Fields.

During the morning works on Horton Road, the Mayor assisted with the repair of a pothole. Working alongside Marlborough’s expert operatives and under the guidance of a site Foreman, he participated in the reinstatement by laying binder and asphalt. He then helped with the compaction, by using a wacker plate and pedestrian roller, completing the process to a high standard.

The initiative allowed the Mayor to emphasise the importance of highway repairs, with over £5m being spent by Hackney Council on tackling potholes and maintaining local pavements and roads this year.

Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville said “we’ve maintained and now increased the funding we dedicate to keeping our pavements and roads in tip top shape. This helps prevent trip hazards, keeps pavements accessible, supports those who cycle and drive, and ensures Hackney’s neighbourhoods are some of the most well maintained and attractive in London. It was great to join the Council’s Highways team and Marlborough Highways repairing potholes in Hackney Central and to see first-hand how hard they work to keep the borough safe and moving.”

“One of the things I value most is their very collaborative and transparent team culture. It makes a big difference to have a contractor that wants to work closely with us and is supportive and responsive. With Marlborough, I get a team who are attentive, work collaboratively and honestly with me and don’t lose focus on delivering first class communications and compliance.”
Carly Norris, Project Manager Operations, Hackney Council
“From the design stage, Marlborough has been fundamental in delivering the Broad Lane Square improvements scheme. During the works, not only did the team manage to keep to the programme, but they went the extra mile to ensure attention to detail and came up with innovative solutions to address issues encountered on site. My thanks on behalf of Haringey goes out to Marlborough for their dedication to deliver.”
Dana Rasheed, Project Manager, Haringey Council
“Working alongside our Term Service Contractor Marlborough Highways, we successfully completed renovations to the Crowstone Footbridge. The designs were provided by Marlborough, and the work was unique. The scheme was completed to budget and ahead of its programme duration.”
Neil Handley, Senior Engineer, Southend-on-Sea City Council
“I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts, the Marlborough crews were professional, courteous, and hard working all day and ensured the event went without a hitch. You and the team were a credit to the company, demonstrating commitment and support to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.”
Nick Davies, Specialist Services Manager, Barking and Dagenham Council
“I just wanted to say what a pleasure it has been to work with Marlborough Highways over the last six months. The quality of work is superb, and there has been some excellent collaboration between Milestone and Marlborough to complete, what at times, has been quite a challenging scheme. I hope to work with Marlborough on another project in the near future.”
Colin Hill, Schemes Manager, Milestone Infrastructure
“Marlborough worked with us in constructing a 1.3km cycle track. There were a number of technical difficulties to overcome, and their gifted foreman worked to propose some innovative solutions to the challenges we faced. The result is a facility that the locals are proud of, providing walkers and cyclists with alternative access to the hospital and nearby school. The scheme was a lot of hard work, but well worth it.”
Rob Venables, NEC Project Manager, Essex County Council
“Marlborough attracts people who take care and have pride in their work. Several gangs of Operatives worked tirelessly for six months to reconstruct drainage networks, lay more than 3km of high quality bespoke granite kerbs and granite channels blocks to ensure positive drainage. The technical compliance, attention to detail and level of quality finish along the entire carriageway was exceptional”.
Mark Chiverrell, Technical Director, Project Centre
“We saw huge benefits in appointing Marlborough as our full service contractor and we’re impressed – they’ve delivered consistent high quality service and superior quality control across every project. Marlborough, provide us with a ‘one-stop’ shop solution – we get the same quality of service and better control across all aspects of the project.”
Darren Bryant, Principal Engineer, Enfield Council

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