Consultations about the resurfacing of more than 20 Sheffield roads have been resumed after being put on hold for seven years.
Protests held in 2017 in opposition of the council’s scheme to remove thousands of trees to improve road conditions saw an end to the plans the following year.
Since then, multiple roads in Sheffield have been left in an uneven, heavily-potholed state of disrepair.
“The roads are in a horrendous state,” said Liberal-Democrat Councillor for Ecclesall, Barbara Masters.
“They make it very difficult for anyone who relies on wheels, whether it’s a car or a mobility scooter.”
First in line for the resurfacing programme is Dunkeld Road, followed by Silver Hill and Banner Cross Roads, all in the Ecclesall area.
When asked for a timeframe in which Dunkeld Road residents can expect work to be finished by, Coun Barbara Masters said: “We have to wait for the outcome of the consultation.
“If the consultation comes back with general approval then work could begin this year.”
She went on to say that she had been assured that the road would be done by Spring next year at the latest.
A resident of Silver Hill Road said: “It’s been a long time coming, because we’ve waited for years.
“One of the proposals was to bring out the footpath partly into the road which I don’t see as an issue.
“There are going to be some restrictions on parking because you’ll reduce the availability or whatever.
“I don’t mind them taking the footpath out into the road, I just wish they’d get on with resurfacing because it looks scruffy.”
With concerns for tree welfare, Coun Masters has said that the council is now being ‘ultra cautious’ about how they are proceeding, and that unless a tree becomes dangerous it will remain how it is.
Drop-in sessions are being held at Ecclesall Library in its community room on the following dates, to which residents of the affected streets are encouraged to attend:
Tuesday 27 February (4pm-8:30pm)
Thursday 29 February (4pm-8:30pm)
Saturday 2 March (10am-3:30pm)