[Madhatter]

It's probably been done on a sunday because there is no hurry.
I very much doubt if they'll be allowed to get away with it MP, the councils with the help of the government made it so that they, the utility companies , are responsible for making good any repairs to the footpaths.
Back when it became the craze to pedestrianize, councils were laying expensive decorative pavements and utility companies would come along and dig it up replacing it woth tarmac, leaving the council the bill to make good. It was costing millions, I can remember all the press blurb about it.
Would be interesting to see some pics of it now it's finished. are these slabs laid in a design. The pathing is designed in nuneaton to look like a stream running through, or thats what it reminds me of.
One of the most outlandish and interesting town centre I've ever been to is Warrington, where you can also see my name sake sat at a stone table,with alice. The top end is very aztec and totem pole designs, the bottom half is arranged like a stream with water features. If they dug up the streets there I'm not sure if they'd be able to put them back to match, alot of it is cast in su-tu.