'Botch jobs are being done': Cork council to get tough on utility companies ripping up roads

Proper reinstatement works are not being carried out within a reasonable timeframe

Cork County Council has signalled a new get-tough policy with utility companies that dig up roads and footpaths but fail to carry out proper reinstatement works within a reasonable timeframe.

Cork County Council has signalled a new get-tough policy with utility companies that dig up roads and footpaths but fail to carry out proper reinstatement works within a reasonable timeframe.

The local authority's chief executive Tim Lucey acknowledged ongoing frustrations with unrepaired roadworks, as it was revealed that a licence was recently refused to a company because it hadn't carried out proper "reinstatement works" in the north Cork area.