Highways chiefs say a “spring blitz” on potholes in Lichfield and Burntwood is taking place.
Crews have started tackling around 11,000 weather-related potholes across Staffordshire.
Cllr David Williams, cabinet member for highways and transport at Staffordshire County Council, said the work was being supported by an additional £5million being spent on road maintenance over the next 12 months
“A bad winter really does take its toll on the roads but with the milder weather now, we are determined to get back on the front foot in tackling repairs.
“Good roads are hugely important to residents, motorists and of course the economy and it is important to invest in keeping them safe and well maintained.
“The extra £5 million we are investing this year will help make a difference and allow us to tackle more potholes.
“Last year our crews fixed around 30,000 potholes with all reported defects being inspected as soon as possible and assessed for their severity.
“Any defect which poses an immediate risk is dealt with as a priority, and we aim to repair dangerous potholes within seven days.”
Cllr David Williams, Staffordshire County Council
Cllr Williams added that an extra £2million was also being used to improve road drains and increase grass cutting at the roadside.
“Over the spring and summer months our highways crews will also be carrying out surface treatments on many of our roads to preserve their condition.
“This means these roads will last longer and not require as much maintenance in the future.
“I would ask people to bear with us over the coming weeks and months as our crews work to keep the roads maintained and safe.”
Cllr David Williams, Staffordshire County Council
Potholes can be reported at www.staffordshire.gov.uk.
Is this a blitz on repairing the damage that was done last year when the council did a whole raft of superficial road dressing? That did not fix the original pothole problem, it just literally papered over te cracks and in many cases created far worse issues.
Does this mean a surface treatment from the road between Burntwood and Lichfield will at last be carried out.
Re pot holes are we going to see lots of white and yellow marker paint but no actual tarmac in the holes highlighted by the fore said marker paint.
The potholes will never be fixed properly by the council’s contractor. It pays them better to do a poor job and repair the same holes the year after.
Perhaps they can get the contractor who did Trent Valley Road by the hospital to come back and do the job properly. Perhaps they can fix the appalling state of the cycle lanes along the Walsall road. And can we have roads fixed properly and not the terrible practice of surface dressing, which doesn’t fix the problems and creates a hazard for everyone.
And, a couple of patches were done on the Eastern Avenue cycle paths/pavements. They were supposed to come back and do the rest but this never happened.
30,000 holes fixed last year ! Never. All I saw last year were the holes encircled with paint. Suggest finish surfacing of Lichfield Road from Burntwood.
Shame it’s all left until the last couple of weeks of the financial year, resulting in a plethora of roadworks at the same time, and resulting in general traffic chaos. And then the repairs only last through the winter before having to be glossed over until next time.
Our roads – even supposedly main trunk routes – are useless and cannot cope with the volume of traffic. The surface dressing others have mentioned is just not fit for purpose. It does not address the underlying problems and I do not see this so-called blitz doing anything that will help in the long-term.
Many Lichfield area potholes have been there so long that they could qualify for a historic Grade 2 Listing.
Does anyone from the council ever check the quality of the work?
I have seen some “repairs”, that look like they have been completed by 5 year olds.
As others have said, it is a cash cow for the contractors. Badly complete the work. Invoice the Council. Then repeat, every 6 – 12 months.
It is easy to tell elections are close. I even noticed someone clearing litter from the pavements in Lichfield, a few days ago. I cannot remember the last time I had seen someone from the council doing this.
Waiting for repairs to pavement. The paint has worn away. If someone falls due to state of pavement can they sue the council ?
Well we don’t need speed bumps in Lichfield, the potholes slow you down. Seems strange that the tarmac is raised in some places and allowed to sink in others. I know- join the potholes up and we’ll have level roads again! Shouldn’t give the council ideas though, should I?