FRUSTRATED residents in Ramsbottom are desperate to see their private road repaired after eight months.

Householders say the surface on Bramble Place has been left incomplete by Great Places, the housing association responsible for it.

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Martin Brimelow, aged 57, who lives with his wife Elaine, 65, started a petition to get the road repaired after months of sending letters to housing association bosses but was “getting nowhere”.

He said: “They seem to be doing nothing about our concerns and we’re getting fed up.

“I feel as though we’re getting nowhere.

“One of the manholes has even caused damage to my car and if we keep having to drive over them because we can’t avoid them then more cars will be ruined.

“The road needs sorting before the winter weather gets worse – it’s only a matter of time until someone trips and hurts themselves.”

Bosses at Great Places have agreed to repair the road in January next year although the 28 residents who signed the petition calling for the road to be repaired as soon as possible, say they were not satisfied with the decision and want to see the issue resolved sooner.

Mr Brimelow added: “Once it gets icy or snowy they will be pushing the works back even further and this is something which needs sorting before that happens.

“It’s just dangerous. One day there will be a nasty accident and it’s not fair on all the pensioners living here.”

Peter Bojar, director of development at Great Places, said: “Since the building contractors Southdale Ltd went into liquidation in April this year, Great Places has been working towards completing the outstanding work at Bramble Place.

“The health and safety of our residents is of paramount importance and the road was made safe and useable as soon as Southdale left the site.

“Following complex negotiations with a new building contractor and the liquidators, we are pleased to report that we are now due to install the final road surface to Bramble Place in January 2016.

“We appreciate this has been a challenging time for residents and would like to thank them for their patience. We will continue to communicate directly with residents about progress with the work.”