Work planned to investigate the extent of tree root growth on St Peters Avenue

North East Lincolnshire Council are planning to undertake highway maintenance work around the highway trees on St Peters Avenue between High Street and Albert Road.

Works are scheduled to start on Monday 4 August and will take approximately 5 weeks to complete. Local businesses have been informed of the project, and every effort will be made to minimise disruption during the work.

The planned work is to investigate the extent of tree root growth around thirteen highway trees to inform future plans for footway improvement.

Highway trees in paved surfaces are like any other highway element that requires maintenance or replacement over their life cycle. However, the difference between highway trees and elements such as streetlights and bollards is that they do not remain static, they grow both above and below ground over time. To enable a full assessment, exploratory trial holes will be excavated around the highway trees, to enable access to assess the root growth, with a view to informing further plans for root pruning and footway resurfacing works.

The work will be localised around individual trees, and the footway around each tree will be closed to ensure safety for both contractor and the public during the works.  Temporary traffic signals will be used during the works to enable a temporary footway to be provided within the carriageway.

Although every effort will be made to minimise disruption throughout the works, please be aware some elements will be noisy.

The council and contractor CES Ltd would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience and assure you that the work will be completed as quickly and safely as possible.