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REPAIRING street lighting in Wokingham can take up to 28 days due to the complexity of the works involved.
At a meeting of Wokingham Borough Council on Thursday, January 19, Cllr David Hare (Lib Dem) asked Cllr Paul Fishwick, the executive member for highways, why it took so long to fix faults.
“The aim is to repair the streetlights using (contractor) Volker within 28 days, however if they find a fault in the apparatus in the ground, only Scottish Electric are allowed to touch those cables and we rely on their programme to get them completed. They do have target deadlines.”
