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Last year a large stretch of the A17 near Sleaford was just bits flying everywhere 
It had been resurfaced the day before. It was so bad it should have been closed completely, but of course as it's the weekend nobody (Police?) would bother. At least Lincolnshire Highways admitted the contractor had failed and confirmed they would be doing it again (properly) at no additional cost to the public. If that happened of course!
It had been resurfaced the day before. It was so bad it should have been closed completely, but of course as it's the weekend nobody (Police?) would bother. At least Lincolnshire Highways admitted the contractor had failed and confirmed they would be doing it again (properly) at no additional cost to the public. If that happened of course!808 Estate said:
A local road to me has recently been given a coating of glue and cat litter. Already the join between the 2 lanes is starting to open up, there are bits dug out where vehicles brake for the speed humps and all the ironworks are now below the road surface.
Please tell those responsible, otherwise they will claim they never knew. This, of course, suggests they don't check their's or their contractors work after completion! If challenged they say 'we regularly check the road' ........... Strange if lodging the damage claim the 'checking' is dated the day before the event!This has been going on for years and many pothole victims have been denied legal redress due to lies and obfuscation! Hmm.... shades of PO mentality there I think! This ongoing travesty of justice will maybe be the next scandal to hit the headlines?
Last Sunday, in our Riley on a charity drive, we were on a country road when an oncoming 'take no prisoners' SUV forced me to take avoiding action through a pothole at the side of the road, an eight inch deep pothole filled with water.
Here's a photo of the pothole, you can see a screwdriver handle sticking up; the screwdriver is 11" long. A pothole that size didn't appear overnight. Hopefully Derbyshire County Council will cough up the cost of a tyre and perhaps also a new wheel and suspension repair - what do you reckon my chances are?
Here's a photo of the pothole, you can see a screwdriver handle sticking up; the screwdriver is 11" long. A pothole that size didn't appear overnight. Hopefully Derbyshire County Council will cough up the cost of a tyre and perhaps also a new wheel and suspension repair - what do you reckon my chances are?
There is absolutely zero preventative maintenance and cleaning on the roads. I noticed these two saplings growing on a main traffic island between A51 and A513 locally. This Google maps picture is from August last year and with the rain we have had, they're even larger now.
Nearly every road gully on the stretch of the A513 to that junction is blocked. Part of the road flood with the slightest rain. Other parts, the water in the drains is running out of the drain on hill sections. The neglect is speeding up pothole formation.
Nearly every road gully on the stretch of the A513 to that junction is blocked. Part of the road flood with the slightest rain. Other parts, the water in the drains is running out of the drain on hill sections. The neglect is speeding up pothole formation.
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