Highways Agency claim of unit cost savings of 20% – 25% questioned M1 contractor only obliged to clear litter once a year
A41 through Aylesbury only cleaned once every three months
On April 30, 2014,
in Local Authorities,
by PeterSilverman
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Aylesbury District Council admit to only cleaning the A41 once every 3 months. I have asked them how they reconcile this with their duty under S89(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
E-mail from Aylesbury Vale DC 14th March 2014
Clean Highways to Aylesbury vale DC 30th April 2014
Peter Silverman
30th April 2014
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