Memo to contractors (and council): instead of holding chat sessions, why not just get on with the job?

                                            

You can't beat a nice cuppa tea (or in this case mug of coffee)

AS motorists and others fret and fume over A180 traffic delays in Grimsby, someone has has come up with a wheeze.

Drop-in 'Cuppa with the Contractors' sessions are to be held to allow the infrastructure company, VSL, to chat to the public about the ongoing repairs to Gilbey Road bridge and Cleethorpe Road bridge.

The proposed  dates, times  and locations, all in Grimsby, are:

* 29 April: McDonald’s Quay, West Birchin Way:16:00 – 18:00

* 30 April: Tesco Extra, Market Street: 11:00 – 13:00

* 7 May:  Burger King, Lower Spring Street:16:00 – 18:00

* 14 May: Asda, Corporation Road: 10:00 – 12:00

* 20 May: KFC Birchin Way: 16:00 – 18:00

* 3 June: Grimsby Truck Stop, Estate Road 1: 17:00 – 18:00

Promoting the initiative is North East Lincolnshire Council which states: "There is no need to book on to any of the sessions, just put them in your diary and turn up."

The Grimsby News says: This 'cuppa with the contractors' initiative sends out completely the wrong message. If you call in the plumber or electrician, you might well offer a courtesy cuppa - but you wouldn't want to spend two hours chatting. Likewise with the road bridge repairs. Instead of drinking 'cuppas', why are the contractors not cracking on to get an important job finished? Almost every infrastructure project currently underway in the borough seems to be characterised by lack of urgency, an apparent absence of deadlines and uncertainty over budgets. And no one seems answerable? NELC needs to get a grip - and quickly.  Contractors may want to drink cuppas. The public wants to see action. After the work is done, then Polly can go put the kettle on.