You repair it well? Sir Rod Stewart fixes potholes on his street
Singing legend Sir Rod Stewart has posted video of him and his friends filling in potholes on the road he lives on in Essex. In a video on Instagram the 77 year old explains that the road has needed the work “for ages” but that “no-one can be bothered to do it”. He goes on […]
Scotland’s pothole repair bill hits £1.7bn
Scottish Labour is claiming the cost of fixing potholes on Scotland’s roads almost £1.7bn. It obtained figures from local authorities via a freedom of information request which suggest council repair backlogs would take £1.68bn of taxpayers’ money to bring Scottish roads up to scratch. Labour has accused the Scottish government of leaving roads to crumble. […]
The UK’s key place in European ITS on this week’s Highways Voices
Subscribe to Highways Voices free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts or Pocket Casts and never miss an episode! “You will not find me in legacy industries where everything stays the same – otherwise, I would be boring,” explains the new CEO of ERTICO – ITS Europe on this week’s Highways Voices. Joost Vantomme explains his passion for taking on […]
JCB pothole fixer completes three years of repairs in four months in Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent City Council is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to fix potholes quickly and permanently – after completing almost three years of repairs in just over four months with JCB’s PotholePro machine. The authority has repaired 10,000m² of road with the JCB PotholePro in just 130 days – an area equivalent to eight […]
Redtail Telematics’ customisable data from vehicles enables Synaptiv to provide local councils with accurate data to combat potholes
Redtail Telematics have been appointed by Synaptiv in a bid to help local councils say farewell to the fearsome pothole by using data collected from Redtail’s ‘black box’ telematics devices that are fitted to vehicles driving on UK roads. The data that is collected can be transformed into an accurate assessment of the road surface […]
RAC records worst third quarter for pothole breakdowns in 15 years
The RAC says that July to September saw it deal with the largest ever proportion of pothole-related call-outs in any third quarter since 2006. It says RAC patrols attended 1,810 breakdowns for broken suspension springs, distorted wheels and damaged shock absorbers which represented 1.2% of all its call-outs* over the three-month period. July to September, […]
Drivers put better road surfaces top of their wish list for future investment
The quality of road surfaces on England’s motorways and major ‘A’ roads is drivers’ top priority for improvement, new research has found. Independent watchdog, Transport Focus, spoke to more than 5,600 drivers to understand their top priorities for improvement to England’s major roads. As National Highways (formerly Highways England) prepares its longer term plans the […]
Scottish government accused of allowing a five-fold increase in potholes
The Scottish Government is being urged to invest more in pothole repair after releasing figures showing the number of potholes on Scotland’s major roads has increased fivefold since the SNP came to power. The Herald Scotland newspaper says figures released in a written answer show 3,981 potholes were reported on trunk roads in 2007/8, compared […]
RAC reports sharpest quarterly rise in pothole-related call-outs
The RAC says that in the first quarter of 2021, it had to go and help nearly 5,000 drivers who’d been forced to stop because they’d hit a pothole. The motoring club says this is a three-fold increase in the number of such breakdowns compared to the last quarter of 2020. 4,694 drivers called the […]
New research finds Kent “pothole capital” of Britain
Kent has been found to lead the UK for the number of potholes reported on its roads, with more than 52,000 reported in 2018-2020. GoCompareCar sent out Freedom of Information requests to councils and found Kent was the “pothole capital” topping the table for the sheer number of holes in its roads ahead of Staffordshire […]