Shropshire announces pothole repair drive
Shropshire Council has announced two Roadmaster vehicles are being deployed to tackle potholes on rural roads. The vehicles operate during the sping and summer months fixing potholes and other imperfections using a spray injection patching technique. David Vasmer, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways and environment, said: “We are determined to get on top of […]
Could pay-for-performance roads be the answer to the UK’s pothole crisis?
Amid new research which reveals the stark reality of Britain’s pothole crisis, Associated Asphalt Contracting Ltd has asserted its belief that there could be, at least in part, a solution in the form of reverting to a pay-for-performance resurfacing model. According to the latest report from the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), the cost of repairing […]
Mayor of York and North Yorkshire accused of pothole ‘highway robbery’
North Yorkshire council chiefs have accused the region’s mayor, David Skaith, of “highways robbery” amid claims the county is losing £20m in funding to fix potholes and resurface roads. According to the Northern Echo a row has broken out between senior councillors at North Yorkshire Council and the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, over […]
Essex MP voices concerns over massive potholes
Sir Bernard Jenkin, Conservative MP for Harwich and North Essex, has highlighted problems on Essex roads, particularly on Colne Road in Brightlingsea and Mill Road in Fordham, where two huge potholes are causing safety concerns. Colne Road’s massive pothole sits in the centre of the road, with one side mostly full of parked cars, while […]
Driver takes council to court over unmended potholes
Hertfordshire County Council bosses have said that they are ‘disappointed’ after a pensioner took court action to get potholes filled. A judge has ordered Hertfordshire County Council to repair roads in Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted after Derek Bennett, 68, took legal proceedings, says the BBC. Mr Bennett, of Bank Mill Lane, Berkhamsted, complained that six […]
“It’s like driving on the moon” – UK’s billion-pound pothole crisis deepens
As the UK’s ‘pothole crisis’ seems to worsen on a daily basis, Highways News brings you three stories from around the country that highlight just how deep the problem is and, more to the point, what is being done in attempt to fix it. A Shropshire MP has said that navigating the county’s roads was […]
Fixing the funding formula: What’s really behind the road crisis with David Giles of the AIA
Today on Highways Voices, we dig into the detail of this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance, ALARM survey, which was published on Tuesday 17 March, and showed a record £18.6 billion local road repair backlog. The report warned road users should not expect a quick fix to the condition of local roads, despite a […]
Herefordshire: Road repaired 218 times still ‘dangerous’
Roads surrounding a Herefordshire village remain “dangerous” despite potholes being repaired over 200 times since 2023, at a cost of more than £10,000. A Priory Wood resident has started a petition calling for “a full resurfacing” of the area’s roads, adding that Herefordshire Council “do an absolutely shocking job”, says the BBC. It was revealed […]
Telford & Wrekin Council accelerates pothole repairs
New figures released by Telford & Wrekin Council are showing more defects being fixed each week and fewer outstanding issues across the network, says Shropshire Live. Latest data shows a marked reduction in reports of potholes and a fall in overall reports between early February and early March. Over this four‑week period, the total number […]
Pothole reports halve as Telford & Wrekin Council accelerates repairs and targets improvements
New figures released by Telford & Wrekin Council are showing more defects being fixed each week and fewer outstanding issues across the network, signalling that the highways service is getting firmly ahead of winter damage across the borough – and is out when it counts for residents. Latest data shows a marked reduction in reports […]