Elrick to Peterculter road (Aberdeen)

[Gareth135R]

Does anyone use this road? It's a total nightmare at the moment.
It's like a series of road side bombs have went off with its massive potholes.
I have to use this road daily and it's not going to be long till I suffer a buckled wheel or flat tyre.

[scz4]

Yeah drove it last night on the way to football. It's the worst road in the Aberdeenshire by far. I can actually feel the car skipping around on the road and the traction control light flickering, it really is dangerous anything above 35-40mph. Normally late at night you can hog the middle of the road to avoid potholes, but there is no escaping the craters.

The question is, why was the road shut for a week 3 weeks ago? I was expecting it to have been repaired during that time, just seems to be worse.

I remember the days that road used to be a good blast.

[standfree93]

Sure about it being the worst road in the shire by far?
Been on the Bod to Potterton road? jeez that's bad.

[Gareth135R]

For what good it will do, I filled in a complaint form:

http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/xfr_FaultForm.asp?I...

[scz4]

Don't think you'll get far with Aberdeen City council, try Aberdeenshire

Edited by scz4 on Tuesday 16th February 11:18

[istoo]

ditto drove that on Saturday and it was bloody hellish, I have driven on better surfaced forestry tracks. The junction with Hazelhead road is particularly appauling.

[Dave L]

I use it everyday too, and fear a cracked windscreen as well from the stones.

I love the fact they put 10mph signs and loose chipping signs as well, as if its justification for the state its in.

They seemed to shut it 3 weeks ago to do a tiny piece of rework at the section near Peterculter.

I hope they sort it soon, I end up staying late at work just so I can go home through the town.

[Dave L]

scz4 said:

Don't think you'll get far with Aberdeen City council, try Aberdeenshire

Edited by scz4 on Tuesday 16th February 11:18

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads/contact.asp#pagecontent

I'm guessing sending an email through the above would be the best way.

[neil_w]

I use it every day

Peterculter is in aberdeen city so I wonder if the repairs carried out a few weeks ago were by the city and the shire own the rest of the road.

They have patched up a few bits just past the narrow bridge but most of it is horrendous.

I wish they would ban HGVs from using the road.

[Dave L]

Dave L said:

scz4 said:

Don't think you'll get far with Aberdeen City council, try Aberdeenshire

Edited by scz4 on Tuesday 16th February 11:18

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/roads/contact.asp#pagecontent

I'm guessing sending an email through the above would be the best way.

I complained to Aberdeenshire council and they responded very quickly by phone and email to point out that from the narrow bridge onwards heading towards Peterculter, is all Aberdeen City Council. So Gareth is acctually right with his link.

I have complained to ABZ council as well, I wonder if they will be so quick to respond.

[scz4]

Dave L said:

I complained to Aberdeenshire council and they responded very quickly by phone and email to point out that from the narrow bridge onwards heading towards Peterculter, is all Aberdeen City Council. So Gareth is acctually right with his link.

I have complained to ABZ council as well, I wonder if they will be so quick to respond.

Fair enough. That'll explain why the section up to that bridge (from Elrick) is perfect. A lot of it was re-laid a couple of years ago with the grippy surface put down on the tight corners. Either way, surely this should be funded by road tax, not from the local council budget.

[Gareth135R]

All they seem to have done so far is put warning signs up.

Edited by Gareth135R on Wednesday 24th February 21:51

[slipstream 1985]

its a cracking road for a blast when its not potholed though!

[istoo]

Spied a chap in a yellow jacket loitering with intent around the junction between Hazelhead/countesswells back road this afternoon as I drove past. Must have been so serious that it warranted a sign, thus you were warned and they get out of a claim? Guessing that's the ploy

[KENZ]

Worst area for pot holes. Must be Golden square in the city centre. How they can justify not fixing this by now is beyond me. Bloody craters all over the place.

[neil_w]

Gareth135R said:

All they seem to have done so far is but warning signs up.

I've put in another complaint about it, it's getting impossible to avoid the potholes now. Got a nasty vibration coming through my cars steering now, that'll be another damaged alloy

[Dave L]

Yup my complaint has been ignored apart from an auto reply, which gave me a reference number, so I resent that today, and still no acknowledgement.

[Gareth135R]

I never got a reply either.
I also complained to Aberdeenshire council about the road through Dunecht.
They acknowledged me within 24hrs and within 48hrs later repairs had been done. OK, not super smooth and perfect but an improvement.

I also noticed today on the Culter road they've put up temporary 30mph signs....

[Kiltie]

Gareth135R said:

I never got a reply either.

I notice that they give a phone number as well ...

Coonsil said:

Please complete this form as fully and accurately as possible. This will help us investigate the report promptly.

Alternatively you can telephone our Contact Centre on 08456 08 09 19 from 7:30am – 5pm, Monday – Friday.

Only faults contained within the limits of the public road in Aberdeen City should be reported. Any faults relating to sewerage or sewage should be reported to Scottish Water on 08456 01 88 55.

If you are reporting an emergency outwith normal working hours (7:30am – 5pm, Monday - Friday) please telephone the Regional Communications Centre on 01224 693350.

... perhaps it'd be better to see if you can report it to a [i]human'.

Cheers,

Eric

[offshorematt2]

We had two huge potholes in the road at the end of our drive when I lived in Great Western Road. There were chafed power cables exposed with bare wires on view, yet email complaints just kept getting bounced around between BEAR and Aberdeen City Council. So the other half phoned ACC up and told them that I had a low sports car and it was only a matter of time before I contacted them for compensation for damaged wheels or tyres. Unbelievably the holes were fixed within 24hrs.

So exposed wires and the risk of someone breaking an ankle wasn't enough, but the threat (even imagined) of compensation for damages seemed to do the trick!