‘Our street was dug up with no notice and it…

Residents in a Hull street were left furious after contractors dug up their road ‘without a letter or a note’ to warn them. Julie and Phil Bainton, who live on The Groves, off Hessle Road, noticed contractors marking yellow lines outside of their property last Thursday morning (May 11). They thought it was strange and had no idea what it could be for, but assumed they would be told in the coming days. However, they say that at 8am on Friday morning, vans and a digger rounded the corner into their cul-de-sac and began digging up the road within the hour. Residents rushed out to ask what they should do about their cars, as nobody had posted a letter about the works or knocked on the door, and were told contractors were installing cables on behalf of Hull Fibre and would be there all weekend. Read more: Hull man saves community thousands by starting ‘Library of Stuff’ from his garage Julie, 58, said: “I was at work when they started digging and came back to a complete mess. I asked the contractors why we hadn’t been advised of the roadworks and the supervisor said we should have had a letter. “I asked all of my neighbours and not one of them had received one either. I’m happy with my internet, and as far as I know, the other residents in the street don’t want to swap either.” Phil, 60, added: “It would have taken 20 minutes on Thursday morning to knock on our doors to let us know what would be happening and it would have gone a long way. Now we’re struggling to get off the drive because the roadworks are being done right outside of our property.” For the Baintons, the lack of access and noise pollution came at a particularly bad time. The husband and wife had organised a Eurovision party, complete with a barbecue in their garden. The roadworks made it difficult for cars to exit driveways (Image: Richard Addison) “I wouldn’t have bothered organising it and would have arranged a barbecue for a different weekend,” Julie said. “I had a lot of family coming over and I’d already prepared the food. “We were planning to sit outside because I have a lovely new garden but just listen to that noise! The drilling had been going on since 8am and it was far too noisy to have guests over.” Other neighbours echoed the same viewpoints. They agreed the contractors from MS3 were being as accommodating as possible, but the lack of communication left them infuriated. One woman said: “I’ve never even heard of Hull Fibre and haven’t had a letter or note. It’s been a bit of an inconvenience and it would have been nice to kn
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