3.5 million potholes….
How many in our district? I don’t think our roads are in too bad a state, but if you think otherwise, let me know. Nationwide, local councils spent £12million on handling claims for damage in 2007, compared to £52m on actually fixing holes in roads. Councils paid out £53m in compensation for damage caused by potholes and holes in roads.
The annual Asphalt Industry Alliance survey says there are 3.5million holes in the roads across England and Wales (now there’s a job I could do…counting potholes). About one million of these are naturally caused potholes, while 2.5million are the result of utility companies digging up roads. Why can’t they do a decent mend? Roads always seem to sink after a repair, so why not compensate for this by overfilling? Seems logical to me, but then I am no structural engineer!
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