The council said it is aware of the issue and has planned for improvement works to start in the new year
Resident Jacob Maguire and pothole covered Homer Road.(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
A man from one part of Merseyside said his street has started to look like the ‘moon’ after years of neglect by Knowsley Council. Jacob Maguire lives in Prescot and contacted the Liverpool ECHO after reading a report about parking issues in Litherland, specifically problems around neglected grass verges and footpaths.
In relation to the concerns raised in Litherland, the ECHO were told delivery vans frequently get stuck in the mud and residents have reported slipping up and falling over into puddles.
Jacob said his street was experiencing similar problems, adding: “Where we live in the close there’s a footpath going up towards the park, and the council just left it for years.
“So now it’s flooded, full of potholes and just really bad. Its worse in winter when there’s more rain, and the ground turns muddy, but also hardens in the freezing cold and becomes slippy.
Pothole covered Homer Road.(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
“The council are saying they’ve got no money to do a parking access scheme, even though they know it needs doing and nearly every other close, when you look around here, has been done. But ours has just been missed off.
“It’s a nightmare, especially at the minute. We can’t even get down to put the bins out.”
“I’ve even had the council out to look at it but they said they don’t have the funds to do it, but that doesn’t change the fact something needs doing. They haven’t done anything, and it’s been neglected, really.
“We have about 10 houses in this close and none of us can park by our houses. I mean, some of us have driven up and had to make do for now, but outside, it looks like the moon.
“It’s full of puddles now and then they can freeze over. It’s terrible.
Waterlogged pothole covered Homer Road.(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)
“There’s elderly people who live up here and they can’t walk up, it’s really bad. I really hope the council can sort this, especially for the older people.”
A spokesperson for Knowsley Council told the ECHO: “We are aware of the issue on Homer Road and have been in previous contact with the resident.
“The problem relates specifically to a footpath and grassed area which have been damaged by vehicles driving over them.
“We are currently looking into upgrading the drainage and making the necessary repairs to the footway and verge. This work will be undertaken in the New Year.”