They should be ducting them ALONGSIDE the road instead of under it.
However I presume that that'd mean extra cost in paying farmers for the
right to do so. Long term that might well work out a lot cheaper than
keep repairing the roads ... especially if you took into account wasted
time for people using the roads.

Maybe:-)

One of the nice things about utilities needing to cross your land is
that they are obliged to pay the costs of professional advice:
solicitors, land agents etc.

I have BT, National grid (8" medium pressure gas), several 11kV
underground and overhead supplies. Also about 8km of public rights of
way. This is a small farm.


Its interesting to think that why do the Yanks still insist on
everything overhead especially in hurricane hit areas all that wind and
yes that water too but its not impossible to make watertight service
cabinets save a lot of time in the clear up afterwards, repairing all
the windswept lines down!..
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Tony Sayer