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Post by staffordshrew on Apr 7, 2023 13:28:40 GMT 1
I think the M25 works on the principle that you are going too slow to notice the potholes. hate to tell you, but thats not a documentary ;-) I don't believe it!
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Post by kenwood on Apr 7, 2023 13:49:14 GMT 1
when I was a kid I dont remember our roads being any better than they are now, maybe worse, going to telford town centre was a once a year event and involved sitting in queues of traffic on the A5 on the way back for what seemed like hours, in fact days out and holidays were rare events for me and all I remember was traffic was never a problem until we reached the outskirts of shropshire, maybe people would be happier if we had not used all the funds to make new roads but just patched up the old ones instead to allow sitting in traffic jams a much smoother experience ;-) Exactly . No NWR Road then, but a much more enjoyable but slower journey on our well established roads . What a excellent idea I’ve written to my local councillor to say forget the potholes problem ,I’ve just been informed of a fool proof solution ( it fooled me anyway ) . Lets go back to the old ways , perhaps re introduce the horse and cart and use our old roads using funds from binned projects i e the NWR road. Ive just had another great thought. Why not go the whole hog and ban cars all together . Now there’s a thought .🤔😂😂
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Post by northwestman on Apr 9, 2023 20:33:27 GMT 1
www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-11941413/Interactive-map-Britains-pothole-nightmare.html?ico=mol_desktop_homeThe figures collated by MailOnline suggest there are at least 100,000 potholes across the country in need of urgent attention. A vehicle's impact with a pothole can destroy a tyre, buckle a wheel rim and even cause extensive suspension damage costing thousands of pounds to repair - leading to further compensation claims. The dangerous holes are even harder to spot when it is raining heavily, because they can quickly fill with water, camouflaging their tyre-shredding depth.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 9, 2023 20:39:20 GMT 1
www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-11941413/Interactive-map-Britains-pothole-nightmare.html?ico=mol_desktop_homeThe figures collated by MailOnline suggest there are at least 100,000 potholes across the country in need of urgent attention. A vehicle's impact with a pothole can destroy a tyre, buckle a wheel rim and even cause extensive suspension damage costing thousands of pounds to repair - leading to further compensation claims. The dangerous holes are even harder to spot when it is raining heavily, because they can quickly fill with water, camouflaging their tyre-shredding depth. It can be far more lethal than that to a cyclist. But then they try to ride in the more rural lanes where they can so they have been well versed over the years in avoiding potholes. Some of these lanes are little more than farm tracks these days as they never get any form of repair at all..
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Post by Pilch on Apr 9, 2023 20:43:05 GMT 1
www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-11941413/Interactive-map-Britains-pothole-nightmare.html?ico=mol_desktop_homeThe figures collated by MailOnline suggest there are at least 100,000 potholes across the country in need of urgent attention. A vehicle's impact with a pothole can destroy a tyre, buckle a wheel rim and even cause extensive suspension damage costing thousands of pounds to repair - leading to further compensation claims. The dangerous holes are even harder to spot when it is raining heavily, because they can quickly fill with water, camouflaging their tyre-shredding depth. good luck with the compensation claims, out of curiosity I did check a few months ago how this works ( I wasn't trying to claim, I was reporting an abandoned van and saw the link ) the council kind of say, they can only act if something has been reported ( how many of us ignore potholes and dont report them ) I never have and if it has been reported there is then a timeline of when the job can be done just from those 2 lines its enough to tell me how far a claim would go my last car was bugged with alloy problems, a slow puncture from a cracked alloy that is no longer available is a big expensive problem, that inevitably result in 4 new alloys I just wish we still had the option of a tyre with an inner tube in it, maybe we do ? anyone know
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Post by northwestman on Apr 17, 2023 17:39:44 GMT 1
Residents in some areas of the UK are being forced to wait more than 18 months for potholes to be fixed, new data show. Freedom of Information (FoI) requests by the Liberal Democrats reveal that it Stoke-on-Trent City Council 516 days to fix a pothole after being alerted about it, the equivalent of 18-and-a-half months. The requests saw responses from 81 councils, with residents in the London Borough of Westminster having the second-longest wait for a repair at 556 days, and Norfolk County Council taking 482 days to fill one hole after being reported. Helen Morgan MP, the Liberal Democrats local government spokesperson, said that potholes were plaguing the country’s roads and the postcode lottery had to end. She said: “Motorists should not have to spend their journeys choosing between hitting potholes or dangerously swerving around an obstacle course of tarmac craters.” THE WORST PERFORMERS Longest waits to fix potholes (2021/22) Local authority Longest fix time (days) Number of potholes Stoke-on-Trent 567 4,111 Westminster 556 785 Norfolk 482 8,085 East Sussex 463 13,081 Wiltshire 453 5,565 Warwickshire 304 2,560 Lambeth 300 462 Suffolk 296 7,416 Shropshire 285 6,173 West Sussex 273.48 21,785 SOURCE: LIBERAL DEMOCRATS The research, which covered the 12 months to April 2022, found the average time it for councils to fix a pothole was just under three weeks, while some nearly two months. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/17/pothole-repair-delays-18-months-liberal-democrats/
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Post by kenwood on Apr 17, 2023 20:55:10 GMT 1
Here’s a delight. Anyone wishing to experience the thrill of off road motoring try this stretch of road. Travel out of Town and head toward Bicton Village, travel on up Grange Bank enjoying the views in the far distance as you enter Montford Bridge . Cross the river and , within 100 yards turn right toward Forton Heath . You are now travelling up Forton Bank and the fun begins. Great potholes await as it becomes blindingly obvious that the road is actually breaking up in metre strips . At times the potholes become flooded with water about 2feet deep and great care is needed to make sure there are no pedestrians using the narrow footpath because that’s what you should be using . I jest not because this stretch of road is horrendous and due to be repaired during the Summer so I am informed . By which time I forecast that this stretch of road will be completely destroyed , unusable even save for those brave souls who like their excitement in the raw .
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Post by northwestman on Apr 17, 2023 21:54:41 GMT 1
Last month, the Asphalt Industry Alliance’s annual report into the state of potholes in the UK found that it would cost £14 billion to fix all of the UK’s potholes, up from £12 billion last year.
It also said that one-fifth of the country’s roads would be undrivable in five years unless action was taken.
The pothole issue in one area became so dire that a local teenager set up a crazy golf course using the craters on the high street.
Ben Thornbury, a Wiltshire resident, mocked up a sign and opened a course in the middle of the market town of Malmesbury earlier this month, advertising it as “high street crazy potholes golf”.
Daily Telegraph.
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Post by kenwood on Apr 17, 2023 22:07:43 GMT 1
What happened to the all singing all dancing machine that our beloved council told us would be the answer to all our pothole problems ? It’s now getting beyond a joke . Seriously the Forton Bank road as described is bloody horrendous and it’s getting worse daily. I’ve reported it and I expect loads of other people have too but will it make any difference . Anyway , I await a reply from the Council .
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Post by northwestman on Apr 17, 2023 23:25:00 GMT 1
What happened to the all singing all dancing machine that our beloved council told us would be the answer to all our pothole problems ? It’s now getting beyond a joke . Seriously the Forton Bank road as described is bloody horrendous and it’s getting worse daily. I’ve reported it and I expect loads of other people have too but will it make any difference . Anyway , I await a reply from the Council . They used that machine on the Ellesmere to Whittington Road. All the potholes they repaired are now large squares. That said, other bad potholes have already appeared. Proper resurfacing is required, as was employed in Whittington itself up to the railway level crossing. The fact that Whittington's local Councillor, Steve Charmley, had recently replaced Steve Davenport as Cabinet Member for Highways was, I am sure, purely coincidental.
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 18, 2023 0:15:18 GMT 1
Last month, the Asphalt Industry Alliance’s annual report into the state of potholes in the UK found that it would cost £14 billion to fix all of the UK’s potholes, up from £12 billion last year. It also said that one-fifth of the country’s roads would be undrivable in five years unless action was taken. The pothole issue in one area became so dire that a local teenager set up a crazy golf course using the craters on the high street. Ben Thornbury, a Wiltshire resident, mocked up a sign and opened a course in the middle of the market town of Malmesbury earlier this month, advertising it as “high street crazy potholes golf”. Daily Telegraph. What a shocking report. Mind you it IS the Daily Telegraph so guess it's only to be expected!
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Post by mattmw on Apr 18, 2023 7:02:23 GMT 1
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Post by davycrockett on Apr 18, 2023 7:21:25 GMT 1
Has the council thought of an interactive map showing potholes reported and waiting repair? Would make a lot of sense………
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Post by mattmw on Apr 18, 2023 8:34:58 GMT 1
Has the council thought of an interactive map showing potholes reported and waiting repair? Would make a lot of sense……… Yes already up and running! improvingyourroads.shropshire.gov.uk/reportsThere are a range of reports on the map including ones for pot holes. If you go to Forton Bank for example you can see the reported incidents - one of which I assume is Kenwoods. When works have been undertaken its should provide an update Reporting incidents through the page is also really useful, as it helps highlight where issues are emerging so they can be addressed more quickly, so it is worth doing. Its quite easy to add photos etc to highlight the issue. Reports on a range of other issues like litter, noise issues etc can be reported too. I know it feels a bit like getting the public to do the work of the Council, but having people report incidents does really help as officers can't cover the massive amount of roads in the county to check them.
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Post by kenwood on Apr 20, 2023 15:28:49 GMT 1
Has the council thought of an interactive map showing potholes reported and waiting repair? Would make a lot of sense……… Yes already up and running! improvingyourroads.shropshire.gov.uk/reportsThere are a range of reports on the map including ones for pot holes. If you go to Forton Bank for example you can see the reported incidents - one of which I assume is Kenwoods. When works have been undertaken its should provide an update Reporting incidents through the page is also really useful, as it helps highlight where issues are emerging so they can be addressed more quickly, so it is worth doing. Its quite easy to add photos etc to highlight the issue. Reports on a range of other issues like litter, noise issues etc can be reported too. I know it feels a bit like getting the public to do the work of the Council, but having people report incidents does really help as officers can't cover the massive amount of roads in the county to check them. Good news ! I did indeed report my concerns about the state of the road at Forton Bank using the Councils interactive map. My comment( you are asked to do so I suppose to add meat to the bones ) concerned the fact that the road was deteriorating at a fast rate and needed urgent attention . This afternoon , travelling up Forton Bank I noticed that holes had been filled in or patched repaired . I understand that eventually the road will be resurfaced but for now repairs have been carried out . I am very happy about this , not saying for one moment that my report led to the Council taking action mind, but delighted that with enough people expressing their concerns something was done to make this road safer . So , from me a big thank you to the Council - keep up the good work😉👍
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Apr 20, 2023 20:55:03 GMT 1
We are all aware I guess that a decent proper repair doesnt happen until the spring as the weather often isnt good enough to do it during the wet and frosty winter weather.
That's why during the winter months the only 'repair' they attempt to do is to slap a bit of tarmac into the holes. It's only a temporary job, and often doesnt last long and the councils know that.
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Post by northwestman on Mar 2, 2024 23:01:49 GMT 1
www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/council-road-maintenance-in-england-drops-to-lowest-point-in-five-years/Council road maintenance in England dropped by 45% in 2022/23 compared to five years ago resulting in 3,366 fewer miles receiving any kind of improvement work, according to RAC analysis of new government statistics. Figures show that 764 miles of A roads were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2022/23, a 37% decrease (458 miles) from 1,222 in 2017/2018. For minor roads listed as B, C, and unclassified, the numbers were 3,380 in the last financial year compared to 6,288 five years before, a drop of 46% (2,908 miles). Worryingly, just 4% of the 17,853 miles of A roads maintained by councils in England were resurfaced or given life-extending preservation treatment in the last financial year.
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Post by vladimir on Mar 2, 2024 23:25:46 GMT 1
www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/council-road-maintenance-in-england-drops-to-lowest-point-in-five-years/Council road maintenance in England dropped by 45% in 2022/23 compared to five years ago resulting in 3,366 fewer miles receiving any kind of improvement work, according to RAC analysis of new government statistics. Figures show that 764 miles of A roads were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2022/23, a 37% decrease (458 miles) from 1,222 in 2017/2018. For minor roads listed as B, C, and unclassified, the numbers were 3,380 in the last financial year compared to 6,288 five years before, a drop of 46% (2,908 miles). Worryingly, just 4% of the 17,853 miles of A roads maintained by councils in England were resurfaced or given life-extending preservation treatment in the last financial year. Levelling up.
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Post by Pilch on Mar 2, 2024 23:48:20 GMT 1
the pothole on Frankwell island is back, in fact can we call it a pot hole, its more of a crater
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Post by jamo on Mar 2, 2024 23:49:18 GMT 1
www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/motoring-news/council-road-maintenance-in-england-drops-to-lowest-point-in-five-years/Council road maintenance in England dropped by 45% in 2022/23 compared to five years ago resulting in 3,366 fewer miles receiving any kind of improvement work, according to RAC analysis of new government statistics. Figures show that 764 miles of A roads were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2022/23, a 37% decrease (458 miles) from 1,222 in 2017/2018. For minor roads listed as B, C, and unclassified, the numbers were 3,380 in the last financial year compared to 6,288 five years before, a drop of 46% (2,908 miles). Worryingly, just 4% of the 17,853 miles of A roads maintained by councils in England were resurfaced or given life-extending preservation treatment in the last financial year. Levelling up. They’re certainly not levelling up the tarmac
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Post by PHBA on Mar 3, 2024 10:00:56 GMT 1
There is a massive one on the Island by the Battlefield walk, caught it once in the dark and rattled me teeth!
The Leigh Road ro Worthen is atrocious, its like you're a Formula One car warming your tyres driving from side to side, and as for Lea Cross!
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Post by tarporleyblue on Mar 3, 2024 11:17:17 GMT 1
What happened to the all singing all dancing machine that our beloved council told us would be the answer to all our pothole problems ? We had one visit Tarporley last year, not been seen since! Two things dominate local on line discussion in our neck of the woods, 1) the lack of NHS dentists, 2) the state of our roads. Neither of which are being adequately addressed. One thing that I have learnt, and quickly is to know exactly where all the potholes are on my regular journeys. As PHBA above says, I too spend a lot of my time driving like a F1 driver, swerving to avoid the holes.
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Post by edgmond on Mar 3, 2024 18:57:24 GMT 1
What happened to the all singing all dancing machine that our beloved council told us would be the answer to all our pothole problems ? We had one visit Tarporley last year, not been seen since! Two things dominate local on line discussion in our neck of the woods, 1) the lack of NHS dentists, 2) the state of our roads. Neither of which are being adequately addressed. One thing that I have learnt, and quickly is to know exactly where all the potholes are on my regular journeys. As PHBA above says, I too spend a lot of my time driving like a F1 driver, swerving to avoid the holes. It makes you wonder if they include pothole avoidance in driving lessons and whether examiners make allowances for the swerves in a test situation. There is enough to worry about when learning to drive without having to scrutinise the patch of road immediately in front of you, possibly taking your eye off some other hazard. Maybe autonomous vehicles will have built in pothole detection. That’ll be fun!
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Mar 3, 2024 19:21:54 GMT 1
Maybe autonomous vehicles will have built in pothole detection. That’ll be fun! We have one already, it's called a tractor.
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Post by northwestman on Mar 5, 2024 19:22:03 GMT 1
One of my front tyres, having survived numerous attacks by deep potholes. has just been written off as a result of a large nail having embedded itself in it.
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Post by tarporleyblue on Mar 5, 2024 20:35:16 GMT 1
One of my front tyres, having survived numerous attacks by deep potholes. has just been written off as a result of a large nail having embedded itself in it. Touché. My daughter's front tyre suffered a similar fate 2 days ago due to a pothole on the A49. I too had to replace a front tyre on my wife's mini cooper the other month, again due to our lovely Cheshire roads
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Post by londonshrew75 on Mar 5, 2024 20:42:20 GMT 1
The irony of these right wing papers moaning about potholes.....Give me f#####g strength... They've just interviewed some clown in Kent on C4 news and asked him should there be tax cuts? Yes.....Right oh mate.....
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Post by northwestman on Mar 5, 2024 20:57:50 GMT 1
A pothole repair lasted only nine days before it crumbled, a council has admitted. Pete Munro, a plumber and resident of Three Oaks, in East Sussex, a picture of the freshly Tarmacked surface soon after council contractors had filled in the pothole. As an experiment, he went back to the spot two days later to take a comparative picture – which showed that large cracks had already started to appear. The 49-year-old returned again three days later to find even more cracks and a small hole in the repair. On his final visit, nine days after the job was completed, he found the hole had deteriorated and reported it for repair again. Mr Munro said the episode was an indictment of the state of Britain’s broken and neglected roads. Last month, the RAC revealed that local council road maintenance in England dropped by 45 per cent last year compared with five years ago. There were almost 630,000 potholes reported to local authorities across the country, costing drivers as much as £500 million in repair bills. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/05/east-sussex-pothole-repair-lasts-nine-days-before-crumbling/
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Post by GrizzlyShrew on Mar 5, 2024 23:53:33 GMT 1
One of my front tyres, having survived numerous attacks by deep potholes. has just been written off as a result of a large nail having embedded itself in it. Occupational hazard these days if you do deliveries around housing estates. Bloody workers who use screws etc drop them all over the place and they get picked up in tyres. I get at least 1 every year if not more, at £25 per repair it's about 1/3 the cost of a new tyre and that's if it's in an area that is repairable. It's just so avoidable if workers would just be more mindful. Had my latest one at weekend.
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Post by iestywfc on Mar 6, 2024 10:35:09 GMT 1
its ok, Shropshire Council are hiking our rates up by 5% to cover the shortfall... surely they will put it in to infrastructure?
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