Hereford Voice Councillor Sessions

[Hereford Voice]

At Hereford Voice our slogan has always been 'Having Your Say' and through our network we are going to give you the opportunity to ask your questions to some of our Councillors.

Cabinet Member - Infrastructure and Transport Councillor John Harrington has agreed to be put under the spotlight to answer your questions in the first of our 'exclusive' Q & A sessions.

Rules: Abuse will Not be tolerated and offensive comments will be deleted and may also result in that person being banned.

Please ask sensible questions on any subject that Cllr Harrington maybe able to address and answer in his capacity at Herefordshire Council.

• Hereford Link Roads (Bypass)
• Turning Off Traffic Lights or making them Part-Time (Hereford Voice Campaigns)
• River Crossings
• Closure of the Old Bridge
• Pot Holes 
• Maylord Orchards Shopping Centre
• Electric Buses
• Roundabouts

Please ask your questions below 👇 and Councillor Harrington will answer as many as he can in a video which we will publish over the weekend.

[Steve Major]

Fair play, he has got some balls, I like it, good on him.

Q. How do you plan on achieving the building of a new river crossing within 5 years? 

[ragwert]

What happened to the trial turning off of the Asda lights after you were given aproval from Highways England to do so.

[Aylestone Voice]

Why is so much through traffic still allowed to use Newmarket/Blueschool Streets when the plan was for it to use the Link Road, This would then allow work to those streets so as to provide an easier pedestrian connection between the OLM and the city centre and a more pleasant environment? 

[Hereford Voice]

59 minutes ago, ragwert said:

What happened to the trial turning off of the Asda lights after you were given aproval from Highways England to do so.

They were not given permission for a trail and this is still ongoing we spoke with Cllr Harrington about this earlier today.

[Mick]

Can we have the traffic lights turned off or at least made part-time from 7pm -7am? 

[H.Wilson]

Are you planning to reduce Blueschool street to a single lane ? (I hope not) 

[Aylestone Voice]

Just how many years is it going to take for the transport hub to be provided at the railway station? Once that is in place the existing bus station (with the cinema) can be redeveloped to provide housing. Surely it is not that difficult?

[ragwert]

19 hours ago, Hereford Voice said:

They were not given permission for a trail and this is still ongoing we spoke with Cllr Harrington about this earlier today.

Really .Have PM'd you

[ragwert]

8 hours ago, Aylestone Voice said:

Just how many years is it going to take for the transport hub to be provided at the railway station? Once that is in place the existing bus station (with the cinema) can be redeveloped to provide housing. Surely it is not that difficult?

Or what was originally planned ,a multi storey car park with consession parking for Hospital staff.What happend to this idea? Is it still on the plans.

[twowheelsgood]

What progress is being made on the election pledge to 'fundamentally' review the Balfour Beatty Living Places contract? In the light of the Link Road overspend and the ongoing debacle that is the Fownhope repair, the need has never been more urgent. At a more macro level, why is the quality of repairs to potholes and pavements by them so bad and why is it allowed to continue? As a construction professional, I see work every day by BBLP that I just would not accept - who on the Council side is checking and signing off this work, and why? There is a place for the old fashioned 'Clerk of Works' if outsourcing is to continue.

[Tristan]

The County has never been able to rally around a strategic vision for it’s long term infrastructure and development. This is a centuries old shortcoming of the county that has always been comfortable in the slow lane while rival cities have moved past us in terms of connectivity and associated economic prosperity. Does the councillor agree that hereford needs to be administered by a larger  and more detached governmental entity. One able to take and stick to decisions with long development and delivery horizons.

[Hereford Voice]

On 11/02/2021 at 20:15, ragwert said:

What happened to the trial turning off of the Asda lights after you were given aproval from Highways England to do so.

Cllr John Harrington has replied to your question Andy here 👉 https://fb.watch/3Fexn12GRQ/

[twowheelsgood]

On 12/02/2021 at 08:40, Aylestone Voice said:

Just how many years is it going to take for the transport hub to be provided at the railway station? Once that is in place the existing bus station (with the cinema) can be redeveloped to provide housing. Surely it is not that difficult?

Nah, seemingly easier to abandon it and let the weeds and rubbish welcome visitors.

[Aylestone Voice]

2 hours ago, twowheelsgood said:

Nah, seemingly easier to abandon it and let the weeds and rubbish welcome visitors.

I believe that this refers to the former Essex Arms land - now the water storage area.

[ragwert]

A board promoting the transport hub has appeared where the transport hub will be located between the HMG building and road to railway station.
IMO the abandonment of the multi storey car park on the Country bus station site in favor of housing is a very big mistake.

[twowheelsgood]

4 hours ago, Aylestone Voice said:

I believe that this refers to the former Essex Arms land - now the water storage area.

Ah, what was grandly promoted as a canal basin in the heady days of ESG low traffic boulevards and civic buildings. Heaven forfend the Council should clearly identify land in their reports.