Calls for action over potholed Green Lane road in Barnard Castle

PEOPLE living on a Barnard Castle street are calling for action to be taken against a construction company.

Parts of Green Lane have become riddled with potholes since work began to build new homes near Green Lane Primary School.
Although Durham County Council officers completed some patching about a fortnight ago, residents say the work stopped before all of the holes were filled.
They also want to know who is responsible for the cost of the road repairs.
One resident said the work appeared to have halted once householders had stopped reporting the issue to the county council.
County officers say they are responsible for the road.
Brian Buckley, strategic highways manager, said: “The road is an adopted highway and, as such, we are responsible for its maintenance.
“The works that were carried out approximately two weeks ago were undertaken by our highway patching team as part of a maintenance schedule in the area.”