Hundreds of potholes reported in Torbay
More than 17,100 potholes have been reported in Devon since the beginning of the year, according to reports from the BBC today.
Devon County Council said that, since January 1, it was informed of more than 15,500 such road defects.
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Torbay Council said it had more than 275 reported.
In Plymouth, the city's unitary council said it had 1,139 potholes reported up to 27 February, compared to 493 for the same period in 2012.
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The Highways Agency said it dealt with 190 on trunk routes.
The county council said it had repaired about 13,400 potholes so far this year, at an average cost of about £40 each, costing about £536,000.
7 Comments
by sl4bber
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 11:44PM
“In my road, the potholes and cracked surfaces were marked with white spray. 10 days later they were all repaireed in a workmanlike manner.”
by TorbayFan
Wednesday, March 06 2013, 11:31AM
“Beware of the white spray paint! The marks merely indicate that the council has looked at the hole and made a decision on whether it poses a hazard or not. It doesn't mean they will come and fix it. They can take the decision that it's not a hazard and do nothing. Consequently, if you drive into the hole and burst a tyre / buckle a wheel, you have no claim on the council. The fact that their decision that the hole was not a hazard, but proved to be so, is no evidence they're at fault and required to cover your costs. How do I know? A bill for £300, unpaid by the (albeit another) council.”
by MrT26
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 7:27PM
“@Bleach the Highways Agency only deal with those on major routes, which is basically the A30/38/380 and M5, hence them only having filled in 190 pot holes, while Devon CC had repaired a mere 13,400 pot holes.”
by Bleach
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 6:30PM
“there's only 8000 miles of road in Devon, that's one pothole every half mile. My observations don't support your figures.
@MrT26: the council doesn't fill holes in the roads at all, that's the responsibility of the Highways Agency. Which you'd know if you'd bothered the read the article you were commenting on with such enthusiasm.”
by MrT26
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 5:18PM
“There aren't that many different holes, most of the reports are the same hole repeatedly opening up. The council comes along and chucks some cheap rubbish in the hole, doesn't even level the surface up or pack it down properly, so it collapses into the void left under the new tarmac and breaks up within a week.”
by spindleshanks
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 1:00PM
“Someone from our council has been down the road and marked half the potholes with a white spray can. Presumably someone else is going to come at some future date and fill in the potholes marked in this manner.
So if you want all the potholes in your road filled as part of the new "Big Society" we're all living in, do we assume we have to fill in the remaining potholes ourselves or do we just buy a can of white spray paint and finish marking those potholes left unmarked?
Just asking so that we all know where we stand (or fall for that matter).”
by MisterDonut
Tuesday, March 05 2013, 12:42PM
“I read the news today o boy. 17, 100 holes in Devon. And though the holes were rather small, they had to count them all...”