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| Author: | Lex [ Thu Apr 07, 2016 7:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | £1 Million to Repair Potholes |
A start, and the griping's begun: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/1million-fund-repair-thousands-potholes-11148393 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Thu Apr 07, 2016 9:00 pm ] |
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Well, the holes that have been patched round by me haven't lasted, but the workmanship was disgraceful. - Another line where I think we're being taken for fools. |
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| Author: | cathidaw [ Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:22 am ] |
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How many times have we seen this headline.I wonder where the money goes. I reported a 5" deep pothole in Keresley Village 3 weeks ago.This Wednesday I passed again.It looked as if they had filleD it with Gravel, which is now dispersed across the road. |
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| Author: | Shizara [ Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:47 pm ] |
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I wonder how many potholes can be repaired properly with £1 million? It also begs the question.. Can you really repair a pothole so that it lasts more than 5 minutes with the hefty lorries and so forth rumbling over them? |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:32 pm ] |
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I have seen repairs work, but they have to be done properly and sealed afterwards. You can't just slop filler into a hole, tamp it down and hope for the best: which is what seems to happen locally. |
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| Author: | cathidaw [ Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:20 pm ] |
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Does anyone remember some years ago when contractors were brought from other parts of the country to help out with these road jobs.My road was done by a company from from Scotland Unfortunately the big tarring machine was left overnight outside my house.When it had gone it had left a deep hole about a foot wide.When I phoned ,someone came and drew a white circle around it. A week later it was filled in. Now about 8 years later it is as solid as ever--and the white circle is still there. |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Sat Apr 09, 2016 5:53 pm ] |
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I remember when we imported gangs from the north to repair our roads. From memory, they didn't do a bad job. I keep hearing all sorts of excuses for the state of our roads, and most of them are rubbish. If those that laid the roads were made responsible for them for x number of years, and the utilities that dug them up had to guarantee similar we'd have no issues at all. The Middle East uses a similar system and the roads I've seen out there are like billiard tables. Dispensing with the local council clerk of works was a big mistake. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:42 pm ] |
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A drop in the ocean: https://www.rugbyadvertiser.co.uk/news/warwickshire-gets-more-than-5-million-to-combat-potholes-1-8741947 |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:54 pm ] |
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Whilst anything is welcome, it won't go far. The big problem is that repairs (as we do them) simply don't last. - We're chasing our tales. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Sat Mar 25, 2023 5:16 pm ] |
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£2.8 million is being handed out for pothole repairs. Unfortunately, most repairs I've seen recently involve a dollop of tarmac that look like they won't last 5 minutes: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/pothole-repairs-in-warwickshire-get-2-8m-funding-boost-but-industry-body-says-it-will-not-be-enough-43971/ |
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| Author: | rebbonk [ Sun Mar 26, 2023 12:16 pm ] |
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That's the problem, Lex. Pot holes need digging out and fixing properly. A blob of tarmac rolled into a hole doesn't last 5 minutes. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:20 pm ] |
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It's typical of the public sector - why do it properly, whan you can make a really half ar**d effort. |
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| Author: | Lex [ Fri Apr 14, 2023 5:19 pm ] |
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We're being encouraged to report posholes, so the coincil can bodge even more repairs: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/residents-across-warwickshire-urged-to-report-potholes-and-other-highways-problems-44230/ |
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| Author: | Lex [ Sat Dec 07, 2024 7:41 pm ] |
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A more efficient way of reporting potholes. Shame the same can't be done for repairing them: https://stratfordobserver.co.uk/news/warwickshire-residents-invited-to-join-the-pothole-fight-53146/ |
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