Network Rail said it is “working to get the affected area cleared up as quickly as possible”
Network Rail has said it will clear up an area of its land after councillors raised concerns about “consistent” fly-tipping. Three Hull City Councillors wrote to Network Rail to express their concerns over a “heavily littered” site off Anlaby Road.
Boothferry ward councillors Maria Coward, Jack Haines, and Alison Collinson, all of whom are part of the council’s ruling Liberal Democrat group, penned a letter to both the current and incoming chief executives of Network Rail regarding land adjacent to Roslyn Road, Meadow Bank Road, and Cardigan Road in their ward.
The letter says the land has become “heavily littered with waste, causing serious environmental and public health concerns for nearby residents.” They add: “This has been a problem for years without proper resolution which has allowed further dumping and anti-social behaviour.”
Cllr Haines told Hull Live: “It was shocking to see the amount of rubbish that had been pilled up on Network Rail’s land. Residents raised their concerns with, Maria, Alison and I so we took it to the top at Network Rail to get some action.
“We have been calling on Network Rail to fix this for years they need to listen to us and local people and get this sorted. Fly-tipping is a crime, and while the council offers free bulky item collections and 7 day a week access to the tip, this railway track has become a real issue. We’re committed to getting a proper solution to fix the issue.”
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In addition to clearing the land, in their letter, the councillors asked Network Rail to “implement preventative measures” to reduce future fly-tipping and to provide a contact officer who the councillors and the council as a whole can work with for “future coordination.” They also asked for a timescale in which the land will be cleared.
Responding to the points raised in the letter, a Network Rail spokesperson said: “We’re grateful to residents and the ward councillors for raising this issue with us. We’re working to get the affected area cleared up as quickly as possible. Illegally leaving rubbish is an eyesore for people in the community, and clearing it costs Network Rail money, which could have been invested in improving the railway for passengers.”
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