Thurrock Council has confirmed how many potholes and cracks it fixed during the “pothole blitz” programme that took place this summer.
It announced that “thousands of defects” were set to be fixed before the cold winter months arrive. Starting from Monday 8 June, it was said that road repair teams would conduct a road-by-road ‘find and fix’ programme to carry out pothole repairs, says Essex Live.
In late June a 12 week programme of jet patching smaller road surface defects took place. It was expected that during that program, around 3,000 potholes and cracks will be repaired on the borough’s roads.
With summer now over, EssexLive submitted an FOI request to Thurrock Council to find out how many potholes were actually fixed over the course of the 12 weeks. Dozens of roads were visited by the council, with some parts fixed by jet patcher, whereas others were fixed by “seek and fix”.
Thurrock Council has now confirmed that over the course of the program, 3954 defects were addressed via the jet patcher, with 705 defects addressed via seek and fix programme. This means that the council actually overdelivered on its targets, fixing over 4000 defects.
Cllr Richard Bingley, leader of Thurrock Council, previously said:
“Potholes are a modern scourge and something which, at one time or another, affects and annoys every motorist. These two schemes will see a blitz across the borough’s roads, eradicating thousands of potholes and creating smoother journeys for all residents.”
(Picture: Kevin Borras/Highways News)
