WITH reference to the article “The mains detraction” (The Press, March 10), as well as the loss of business during the works, traders (and the council) should also be worried about the quality of restoration they can expect.

It would be worth them coming to Woodside Avenue, Burnholme, where the mains were replaced after a water main burst just before Christmas.

Three months later we are still waiting for some of the damage to grass verges, kerbstones and so on to be made good.

Despite some initial work by the council to restore the grass verges, the street is, frankly, still a mess. To make matters worse, during the work on the gas main, quite a number of residents were left without gas from Friday morning to Saturday afternoon, despite being promised that this would not happen.

We are, of course, hoping that some of the budget mentioned in your article “Million pound repair windfall for York’s roads” might be earmarked to make the damage good, but we’re not holding our breath.

Dave Malham
Woodside Avenue, York.

A spokesperson for City of York Council said: “With regard to the recent work carried out at Woodside Avenue, the contractor resoiled and seeded the verge three weeks ago to restore the area which had been damaged.

This will obviously take time to regrow but should soon be back to its normal state, particularly as the weather improves.

“We have been made aware, however, that vehicles have subsequently been driving over the area, which would cause further damage and delay any regrowth.”