With the closure of the Churchill Way Flyover many people have been questioning the reasons given for declaring it no longer to be safe but tonight (Monday 03.06.19) on the BBC on Radio 4 the programme Analysis dedicated the episode to the problem of maintenance, particularly in concrete structures from the 1960’s.

You can listen to the programme on the link below for as long as the BBC make it available:

BBC R4 Analysis 03.06.19

It made fascinating listening and our problems in Liverpool are replicated all across the country. What we thought was built to last in effect wasn’t the case and it is almost impossible to maintain some of those  structures that have internally deteriorated beyond being able to to be repaired. You can read the whole story on the links below from a wide variety of sources:

Liverpool Echo 28.09.18 HERE

New Civil Engineer 15.01.19 HERE

Liverpool Express 22.02.19 HERE

Construction Enquirer 25.02.19 HERE

Transport Network 25.02.19 HERE