Sounds communities’ chance to meet roading contractors

Marlborough Roads is running drop-in sessions in August in the Marlborough Sounds for communities to meet their new maintenance contractors.

The way in which roads in the Sounds are managed and maintained changed on 1 July with three new Sounds roading maintenance contractors, each looking after a different zone.

These are Mike Edridge Contracting Limited (French Pass/Pelorus), Taylors Contracting Limited (Kenepuru) and R M Fissenden Contracting Limited (Port Underwood).

The sessions will give residents a chance to ask questions of their new contractors with representatives of Marlborough Roads also in attendance to assist with information. Council’s Solid Waste Manager Mark Lucas will also be there to discuss Remote Transfer Station sites.

The drop-in sessions are as follows:

French Pass/Pelorus

Contractor: Edridge Contracting Limited

Date: Friday 7 August

Location and time: Okiwi Bay Hall, 2pm to 3pm

Kenepuru

Contractor: Taylors Contracting Limited

Date: Wednesday 19 August

Location and time: Waitaria Bay Hall, 10.30am to 11.30am and Linkwater Hall, 2.30pm to 3.30pm

Port Underwood

Contractor: RMF Contracting Limited

Date: Friday 21 August

Location and time: Port Marlborough Pavilion Picton, 2pm to 3pm

If you have questions relating to the drop-in sessions, or regarding Sounds roading maintenance you can phone 03 520 8330. The Marlborough Roads Recovery Team continues to operate across the region to repair roads damaged in storm events.