Potholes in Scunthorpe and district 'popping up faster than daffodils'
The region's roads - including Scunthorpe and district - are in one of the worst conditions of any in the UK, a survey has found.
The AA has said 44 per cent over drivers on Yorkshire and Humber roads say they are in a poor state or even worse.
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A pothole in Brigg - since repaired by North Lincolnshire Council
The survey found roads in Yorkshire and Humberside were second worse behind Scotland, with 44 per cent of drivers describing them as poor.
AA president Edmund King said: "This spring, our patrols are telling us that potholes are popping up faster than daffodils.
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"These AA findings are deeply worrying and show that UK drivers are once again experiencing a bad pothole season after a lull last spring – perhaps with worse to come."
Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said: "Our research shows that in the mid-1980s road surfaces were being repaired and replaced roughly once every 12 years or so. Today it is once every 25 years."
Only 10 per cent of those who took part in the AA survey rated their local roads very good or excellent.
The annual report from the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) showed that last year council highways teams fixed 2.2 million potholes, 500,000 more than the year before.
Based on responses from 75 per cent of England and Wales councils, the survey reported the average English authority was £6.2m short of what it needed to properly maintain its roads, up from £5.3m in 2011.
10 Comments
by Localceleb
Friday, March 15 2013, 10:48PM
“Yeah good journalism this isn't it..... Cutting and pasting from a national story and AA report. Why don't the journos find out from the council when it plans to carry out repairs?”
by GeneGenie
Thursday, March 14 2013, 11:17PM
“by FHallThursday, March 14 2013, 8:59AM
"To be fair the hack has said "including Scunthorpe and district"....not when I read it @ 08:33”
by johnc
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:44PM
“Just had a thought on how some money could be saved, because councillors have nit got the bottle to take Eric Pickles advice and sack the Chief Executive and save £500,000 a year
as soon as the Ridgeway reaches Burton by the C/E a bike to replace his Car . I'm sure the council can get a good discount from Sherwood's of Brigg
they allow that heap of a advertising van to park in the Civic Centre free
John C”
by johnc
Thursday, March 14 2013, 10:35PM
“there is no money to repair the potholes properly
this is all the fault of the Cabinet member for Highways Cllr Sherwood, who has agreed that another £1,000.000 from the Highway budget can be spent on the Ridgeway, to extend it toward Burton , thats £3,000,000 on a public path used by hardly anyone. except those that pay nothing to maintain the roads
fun that a man driving a van advertising a bike shop should be signing of expenditure on cycleway
John c.”
by scunnyexile
Thursday, March 14 2013, 12:12PM
“If you are going potholing take plenty of warm clothing, hot drinks and a first aid kit. Also, check with the Highways Department to make sure they are not going to fill it in while you are down there.”
by englander61
Thursday, March 14 2013, 11:08AM
“If done properly repairs would last years , Often its just throw some tarmac in hole with no cleaning out, chopping out round pot hole cleaning out use of heat gun and hot tarmac and compressed jobs done .”
by englander61
Thursday, March 14 2013, 11:07AM
“If done properly repairs would last years , Often its just throw some tarmac in hole with no cleaning out, chopping out round pot hole cleaning out use of heat gun and hot tarmac and compressed jobs done .”
by englander61
Thursday, March 14 2013, 11:07AM
“If done properly repairs would last years , Often its just throw some tarmac in hole with no cleaning out, chopping out round pot hole cleaning out use of heat gun and hot tarmac and compressed jobs done .”
by FHall
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:59AM
“To be fair the hack has said "including Scunthorpe and district" to try and give it a more local slant. I wonder what the local Catholic population think about it seeing as they are getting special treatment lately.”
by GeneGenie
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:33AM
“Interesting, but what about our roads in North Lincolnshire, are they as bad?”