what a stupid law. the private companies will just pass the fees onto the government agency/council that has hired them to fix the roads

“It will encourage better planning and coordination between organisations, ensuring traffic continues to move across the county efficiently.”

Roads aren’t dug up for fun. If a utility network has an issue it’s not possible to coordinate parties any better. The job has to be completed.

I feel old. I remember this story from 2010. Its almost word for word: