Alex,

In years gone by these roads were NEVER closed. The council came out and gritted the roads, so why stop now? Why are the council saying it's for health and safety reasons? Whose health and safety, the public or council employees?

What happens if an accident happens on these roads as a result if the council failing to make the roads safe through applying grit?

If they are closed WHERE are the road closed signs. according to what I have been told "the signs were temporarily removed to allow the gritting to take place and to assess the result". When was this, today yesterday or some other time?

I was informed that "the highways officer who is co-ordinating the gritting effort confirmed that they had sent another flat bed truck to Canonbie Road to try to grit it again". When was this done?
"if this does not make the road passable the closure will be reinstated. Our contractor has been instructed to make sure signs are in place if the closure is reinstated."

Because of no gritting taking place meals on wheels have now not been able to deliver lunches to vulnerable adults for TWO days. The council has a responsibility to make the roads safe for these and other VITAL services to be operational.

Please can you and Philip action ASAP as you are our concillors and do currently represent us.