Pot Holes

[MOZZER2]

Been driving around alot lately and have noticed an increase in pot holes on our roads

Not confined to a particular area but seems like most areas in the city

am i just more aware or it's been the same over a period of time ?

[dembethewarrior]

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Been driving around alot lately and have noticed an increase in pot holes on our roads

Not confined to a particular area but seems like most areas in the city

am i just more aware or it's been the same over a period of time ?

Arnold will be over to fix them soon.

[The Bloop]

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Definitely feels and look a lot worse this year.
A combination of particularly wet weather last month, and the method of patching as a repair doesn't help.

[jon1959]

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I think it is a national problem after decades of underinvestment (especially since the 2010 Austerity Cult took charge) and a huge rise in traffic. Didn't Hunt throw a few quid at potholes in his recent budget?

In Sheffield the roads were amongst the worst of any city in the UK by the mid 2000s. The Council got into a 25 year PFI deal with Amey to renew and maintain the roads, verges, highway trees (leading to a very embarrassing 'tree scandal' that is still rumbling on). The first roads were re-surfaced in 2012. We live above the 'snow line' and are on a busy school and bus route - so more hammer than many - but the rate of deterioration of a 'new' road surface was shocking. Deep gouges, potholes and tons of gravel washing downhill. The road we live on has just been re-done for the second time since the original 2012 surfacing works (three times in under 12 years). It looks like another superficial, crap job to me that won't last 5 years. Is this the way all major contractors deal with roads now?

However, there is a 50m stretch of road just outside our house that was replaced by Yorkshire Water after a mains burst about 7-8 years ago with a different contractor and spec from Amey. It is perfect.

[JamesWales]

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I think it is a national problem after decades of underinvestment (especially since the 2010 Austerity Cult took charge) and a huge rise in traffic. Didn't Hunt throw a few quid at potholes in his recent budget?

In Sheffield the roads were amongst the worst of any city in the UK by the mid 2000s. The Council got into a 25 year PFI deal with Amey to renew and maintain the roads, verges, highway trees (leading to a very embarrassing 'tree scandal' that is still rumbling on). The first roads were re-surfaced in 2012. We live above the 'snow line' and are on a busy school and bus route - so more hammer than many - but the rate of deterioration of a 'new' road surface was shocking. Deep gouges, potholes and tons of gravel washing downhill. The road we live on has just been re-done for the second time since the original 2012 surfacing works (three times in under 12 years). It looks like another superficial, crap job to me that won't last 5 years. Is this the way all major contractors deal with roads now?

However, there is a 50m stretch of road just outside our house that was replaced by Yorkshire Water after a mains burst about 7-8 years ago with a different contractor and spec from Amey. It is perfect.

I think it's an endless problem. Generally fixed for the longer term by repaving the whole road which is clearly more expensive.

Three times in 12 years sounds excessive to me. What are you and your neighbours doing on that road for goodness sake?

[jon1959]

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I think it's an endless problem. Generally fixed for the longer term by repaving the whole road which is clearly more expensive.

Three times in 12 years sounds excessive to me. What are you and your neighbours doing on that road for goodness sake?

Mostly dodging potholes.

The patches are as bad as anywhere, but the crazy thing is the poor quality of full resurfacing works - twice.

But as I said above, Amey produce a crap job; Yorkshire Water a superb one. So it is down to spec and on site standards. Sheffield is stuck with a 25 year contract with a bunch of cowboys!

(They also have the bins contract).

Who does road repairs in Cardiff?

[cyril evans awaydays]

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I read that Blackburn, Lancashire continues to have major problems in this regard!

[jon1959]

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I read that Blackburn, Lancashire continues to have major problems in this regard!

Four thousand of them I understand.

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Four thousand of them I understand.

The number of them could be reduced by joining many of them up.

[jon1959]

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The number of them could be reduced by joining many of them up.

Yes but that is part of the WEF pot hole master plan for making car use impossible, forcing people onto public transport, and altering their brains with evil transmissions from what only look like fire extinguishers.

[Doucas]

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Voting for politicians that cut services makes infrastructure worse shocker.

[JamesWales]

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Voting for politicians that cut services makes infrastructure worse shocker.

Thank God we have no potholes in Cardiff! Phew!

[JamesWales]

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Mostly dodging potholes.

The patches are as bad as anywhere, but the crazy thing is the poor quality of full resurfacing works - twice.

But as I said above, Amey produce a crap job; Yorkshire Water a superb one. So it is down to spec and on site standards. Sheffield is stuck with a 25 year contract with a bunch of cowboys!

(They also have the bins contract).

Who does road repairs in Cardiff?

Council I believe. May be subbed out though.

Quite a bit of stuff around the Bay was done under PFI I believe

[Doucas]

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Thank God we have no potholes in Cardiff! Phew!

And who've cut council budgets/Welsh Government budgets drastically across the UK..

I mean this is basic stuff that I shouldn't have to say.

[JamesWales]

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And who've cut council budgets/Welsh Government budgets drastically across the UK..

I mean this is basic stuff that I shouldn't have to say.

You need to hold our local councils and Welsh Govt to account far more in my opinion.

They have tax raising powers, they set budgets. Austerity is (of course) part of the biggest picture but just blaming the UK Govt let's them off the hook entirely. You let them get away with it essentially.