POTHOLES!! Name and Shame.

[kingofherts]

I don't know if anyone else gets as irate as I do over the state of the roads in Hertfordshire but I thought I'd vent some anger on here and maybe try get something done about them.

I very regularly use the Herts Highways Fault reporting website, but it seems that in the last few months, they just don't bother repairing the holes when you report them.

Does anyone else use this website? I was thinking if enough people started to name and shame the really bad holes we could collectively get them sorted??

I know it's a long shot, but I can't be the only one fed up with ruining their cars on these sub standard roads?

I'll start with a few...


1) HARPENDEN - St Albans Road between Silver Cup and Walkers Road.
2) PARK STREET - Frogmore near Curo Park junction

[kingofherts]

Yeh, the junction of Harpenden Road by the Girls school is a disgrace, I have reported that sooooooo many times....

[kingofherts]

I sent this link to the Highways, and requested permission to highlight the big potholes. Perhaps other people on here could also write to the person concerned, and also to your MP.

Here's my communication with them



From: Charlotte Blackburn [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of SouthWestHerts Area
Sent: 18 January 2010 12:00
To:
Subject: RE: Confirm enquiry 1515310 Boxted Road potholes


Dear PPPPPP

Thank you for your email.

Unfortunately you will not be able to mark the Highway.

I will however log these on our fault reporting system for you.

Yours sincerely

C Blackburn
Herts Highways




Hi Charlotte

Do please have a read of this. There are dangerous potholes - give me
permission to mark them with a yellow marker or you fix them

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...
nmt=POTHOLES!!%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20Name%20and%
20Shame.


Regards

PPPPPP

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THIS IS EXCELLENT, THANKS PPPPPP.

I would love to see the response you get from this, hopefully they might be shamed into action.

Also, they might do something about all the grit and stones that seem to be everywhere on the roads since the thaw.

[kingofherts]

PPPPPP said:

Scooby72 said:

PPPPPP

I admire your efforts, but I think it would be naive to think that anything will actually be done about this.

Yes it is naive,but I do think that if 10 million motorists complained the chances of getting things done are better..

Exactly....

[kingofherts]

g7jhp said:

Personally I think it would be good to organise a Saturday morning where we get as many people together in St.Albans town centre. Get the local Halfords to donate some yellow sparay paint and go and highlight as many of the potholes as possible.

I think most people would see this as a positive act (and support it).

The newspapers would get behind it because it's a good story.

It might actually shame the local council into some action.

Not a bad idea you know, I'd be up for it, theres even a facebook page we could advertise it on...

[king_of_herts]

Just thought I would update this post a little.

Seems that Herts County Council have started to understand the meaning of road repairs - I have recently seen quite a few roads completely resurfaced as opposed to sh*tty lumps of tarmac thrown into a hole.

Can't see them doing all the roads that need it, but hey it's better than nothing. As long as they keep the maintenance up for the next year or so and not just a few weeks...

Anyone got any new potholes/crappy roads they want to moan about?

If a few people moan about the same ones, they will surely get them done???