Council makes decision on fining contractor for failed work that closed main road through Sheffield

A contractor will not be penalised over failed work that has closed a main road through Sheffield for weeks.

Sheffield City Council said it was not planning to fine John Sisk and Son over cracked kerbs on the Townhead Street roundabout in the city centre.

Installed last year, they have developed cracks.

The ‘over-run’ kerbs narrow the carriageway to reduce vehicle speeds around the roundabout.

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Replacement works have closed Broad Lane and Tenter Street, a busy commuter route leading to the Dutch roundabout at West Bar. Cyclists are unaffected.

The road was closed on July 27 and is set to reopen by August 14, Sheffield City Council says.

A city council spokesperson said Sisk was bearing the cost of replacement kerbs and restoring the traffic calming.

But it was not considering fining the company.

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