Unsafe roadworks around Shropshire lead to £43,000 court bill for energy company

  • 📰 ShropshireStar
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 19 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 51%

Business News News

Business Business Latest News,Business Business Headlines

An energy company has been ordered to pay more than £40,000 over poor management of roadworks in the county.

National Grid pleaded guilty to 11 charges at Telford Magistrates Court relating to roadworks across the county, including Shrewsbury, and Ackleton near Bridgnorth.

The charges relate to work carried out between September 2023 and February 2024 when National Grid failed to adequately sign, light and guard work they were carrying out, and failed to provide appropriate pedestrian access. The penalty for all offences was £36,850, plus costs of £5032.38, and a victim surcharge of £2,000 – a total of £43,882.38

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 98. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines