Repairs start on historic Sheffield street after outcry at black patches

Contractors fenced off a string ‘temporary’ repairs - some of which had been there for a year.

A sign stated they would be working outside the Montgomery Theatre until Wednesday March 4.

Officials at road repair contractor Amey previously said they would all be repaired by the end of April.

The company sprang into action of The Star highlighted the eyesores and councillors at Sheffield City Centre admitted they had failed to police the repair schedule.

Coun Douglas Johnson said the Greens had been asking for the repairs “for months.”

He added: “I’m very pleased the work is being done. We were promised that these patches of tarmac would be temporary. But City Ward councillors were still chasing up these repairs last October.

“I hope Amey will now move on to other areas of the city that have this problem.”

Surrey Street boasts the Grade I listed Town Hall and six Grade II listed buildings including the Central Library, Channing Hall, The Graduate pub, numbers 67 and 69 and Leader House.

It is also home to the Montgomery Theatre, Tudor Square and the Winter Garden and is the main pedestrian route from Midland railway station into the city centre.

Some patches were created by waste contractor Veolia which laid new district heating pipes, starting last summer. Others were road maintenance work and are the responsibility of Amey.