MOTORISTS could face more road misery as council officers embark on emergency repairs to the region's potholes.

The cycle of freezing and thawing of water has created fissures in roads across North Lincolnshire, causing extensive damage.

North Lincolnshire Council has received more than 40 reports of damaged road surfaces since the weekend, and has estimated each pothole will cost about £75 to repair.

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Rob Beales, head of road maintenance at North Lincolnshire Council, said: "It is too early to say how much the roadworks will cost, but it definitely won't be anything like the multi-million pound sums predicted by other councils.

"We have already completed works in Normanby Road and Scotter Road, and would expect to have finished our programme of repairs by the end of January.

"There will be traffic light systems in place limiting motorists to one lane where these repairs are needed, to make sure drivers experience as little disruption as possible."

Emergency works were carried in Normanby Road and Scotter Road in Scunthorpe yesterday, the roads have been highlighted as two of four pothole hotspots in the region.

Frodingham Road and Queensway, both in Scunthorpe, have suffered extensive pothole damage and will be dealt with as a matter of priority according to council officials.

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