Teams to identify pothole damaged roads in Lincolnshire which need permanent repairs
Drought-damaged roads in Lincolnshire will be dug up, remixed and then re-laid as part of a £6.4 million investment in road repairs by the county council.
Four new teams are about to start drawing up a hit list of the pothole-ridden roads they will fix first after highways bosses secured a major cash windfall.
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Big money is being invested in pothole repairs
The new teams are expected to repair damage along commuter routes, including the A15.
It comes after Lincolnshire County Council decided to use a £6.4 million repair grant to fix pot holes.
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The teams will use specialist lorries to pour molten asphalt into craters.
This is then mechanically compacted, creating a solid, permanent bond as it cools.
The spending will also include £1 million to churn up drought damaged surfaces and roll out the recycled material to make a new surface, a further £1 million for larger strips or patches and the same amount to fix wear and tear at junctions.
Paul Coathup, assistant director for highways and transportation at Linvcolnshire County Council, said matching the right repair to a specific fault is key.
He said: "It would take £300 million to take all of Lincolnshire's roads up to standard.
"This extra money won't be the answer to all the problems – it won't fix every pothole – but it is welcome and my job is to spend it as wisely as possible."
The overall annual repair budget for the county's 5,500 miles of roads is £50 million and there are currently 10 reactive teams.
Existing cold asphalt temporary fills to make roads safe will continue.
Councillor William Webb, the county council's executive member for highways and transportation, said: "We can now do a fix first time which we would always have liked to do if we had the finance."
To report a pothole in Lincolnshire, call the Highways Customer Service Centre on 01522 782070 or visit www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
7 Comments
by mallyg1
Friday, March 08 2013, 8:41AM
“Hats off and a well done to North Lincolnshire council. The area of road on Cole street outside the multi storey entrance has been well and truly repaired.”
by Blue_Noze66
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 1:34PM
“"Four new teams are about to start drawing up a hit list of the pothole-ridden roads they will fix first after highways bosses secured a major cash windfall."
Well I guess that's all of Scunthorpe covered then.”
by IT_MAN
Monday, March 04 2013, 6:49PM
“I believe the drought could cause cracks as the sub structure dries out then frost opens up cracks causing potholes, look how drought can cause subsidense in house foundations if I believe on clay soil areas.”
by mallyg1
Monday, March 04 2013, 10:15AM
“I don't think it's drought damged but more like snow/frost/ice damaged. I can't quite see a drought causing pot holes really!”
by mallyg1
Monday, March 04 2013, 10:11AM
“I will give them a head start with Henderson Avenue and Cole Street outside the Multi storey car park entrance.”
by IT_MAN
Saturday, March 02 2013, 9:44PM
“Just dropping asphalt in the holes is a waste of time, they used to cut out a square heat up the hole, coat it with tar then fill with asphalt while still warm then compacted, you can see repairs that have been done properly that have stayed fixed. Roads have been neglected for so many years many are cracking up so need to be planed and relaid, neglected things allways cost a lot more to fix. If I thought paying an extra 10% on road tax for one year would help I would gladly pay it to protet my car but goverments and councils can't be trusted to use the extra cash for the reason it is paid, we certainly need some answer.”
by TFiLive
Saturday, March 02 2013, 6:54PM
“Drought? Is someone really using the excuse of 'drought' during the wettest year on record. As for teams to identify potholes, then I'd love to be a fly on that wall .... "There's one - there's one - there's one - there's one -there's one - there's one - Oooh - there's another one"”