Mayor's praise for banjo work
WORK is on schedule redeveloping the banjo site on Torquay promenade, contractors have confirmed.
Torbay Mayor Gordon Oliver was shown around by Matt McDonald, site agent for Dawnus Construction.
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visit: Matt McDonald, Dawnus site agent, with Mayor Gordon Oliver looking at progress on the Banjo project on Torquay promenade
Mr Oliver said: "I am really impressed with the progress on this scheme, which will be a huge improvement to Torquay seafront. I have received a lot of favourable comments from local residents who are welcoming this long overdue scheme which will be completed in mid-June."
Mr Oliver paid tribute to everyone working on site — there will be 35 people working there during the height of the project — commending them for working on in poor weather conditions to ensure progress is maintained.
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The existing two-level banjo is being replaced with a wider single-level structure.
There will be disabled access into the sunken garden through to the banjo, and concrete repairs will be carried out to the eastern promenade columns and beams.
A technical system known as cathodic protection will be installed to minimise any future corrosion of the structure.
Stairs will be built from both eastern and western promenades.
4 Comments
by RivieraPalms
Friday, January 25 2013, 5:16PM
“One of the links didn't work, you can view it here:
Today's Dark Seafront: http://tinyurl.com/b8ybt96”
by RivieraPalms
Friday, January 25 2013, 5:13PM
“I was down there earlier and scaffolding is up along the Princess Theater so hopefully that building is being improved as well as having the new promenade. The Mayor has already last year done a clean up of the seafront, planted more plants etc and I can see with this work it really is coming together down there, especially when you consider the Wheel coming back this year for the summer and the new Abbey Sands Complex being built on the old Palm court site.
If there's one thing I think Torquay seafront desperately needs though is the lighting brought back. Its so dark down there at night, Nick Bye said that he had to do what he did at Rock Walk but why did he have to take the lighting away? Its insane having a dark promenade in any seaside resort let alone the biggest town on the Riviera.
I bet people have forgotten what it used to look like with the lights. Take a look at the following two pictures and you will be shocked at what we used to have, (click on the pictures to make them bigger):
Spectacular Torquay Lights: http://tinyurl.com/53ydyz
Today's VERY Dark Seafront: null”
by realityzone
Thursday, January 24 2013, 2:53PM
“Well I'm surprised that the Herald is not running a headline piece to congratulate the present administration for getting to grips with the problems on our promenade after the former Mayor managed to let it fester for five years. It could have something to do with bias I suppose, after all the paper never criticised Mayor Bye for not dealing with it year after year.”
by SidneyNuff
Thursday, January 24 2013, 9:34AM
“Pity the Lib Dems couldn't get to grips with this sort of thing. But I am surprised the Herald aren't leading with a headline such as Where will ''The most unfortunate people in our society ''now go for their daily fix.”