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    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

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    Looks like that big repaving project undertaken only a few years ago has failed to stand the test of time. Apparently they chose cheaper alternative materials from China, I guess you get what you pay for. Makes you wonder who's approving materials for the library new build / metropolitan Centre refurb and will they last a prolonged period.

    https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/revamp-materials-fail-to-stand-test-of-time
     
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    Where's it say anything about the stuff being purchased from China?
     
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    Have you seen the state of them at the bottom of Market Hill? They need a good jet wash, along with the bus station and the rest of the town centre.
     
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    Shepley Red Well-Known Member

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    Apologies, should have said that it's not in the article but was mentioned by a couple of people on the Facebook page.
     
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    Theyll say anything to badmouth the council on FB. Yes the council is a waste of space sometimes but half the things people complain about on there is too daft to laugh at tbh
     
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    Can’t comment on the materials as don’t know spec, but when they were first laid on Eldon street it looked good, within about a month it looked a disgrace due to them being covered in black marks, spat out chewing gum that then attracts all the dirt, whatever is done will look a mess ultimately as too many people don’t give a toss about the area they are walking in. I reckon they could pave the streets in gold and within a few weeks It would just look scruffy. Shame.
     
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    Some of the people who hang about the could do with a good jet wash too!!!!
     
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    Should always go for the best re- Marshall of Southowram Halifax. Not cheap, but certainly stands
    the test of time. If not allowed to cure properly outside, the slabs go green in the middle. I once got the chance to have a look round their works. Amazed to see that some of the products are hand riven by a line of masons each with a chisel and a mallet. They appear to hit every slab in exactly the same place, so that when you compare one slab to the other, they appear to be identical. Have to say, I was greatly impressed with the skill of the operatives and the finished product.
     
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    The works were outsourced to a company from the midlands.

    Bmbc decimated their highways dept about 10 years ago after a long winded consultation period.

    And a close escape by the bloke the council employed to provide the consulting.
     

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