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  Pothole Management

  by Driving in the centre , over 4 years ago

  I regularly drive around Lincoln and North Kesteven for my work and on the B roads particularly I have to slow down and sometimes stop if a vehicle is coming the other way otherwise I would go down a pothole that would undoubtedly not only puncture my tyre but take out my wheel and probably the suspension…again!
  
  

  I regularly report potholes on the council website and have to say in the majority of cases they do repair the potholes, but it can take up to a month. However, sometimes they say they are not bad enough to repair! Months later... Continue reading

  I regularly drive around Lincoln and North Kesteven for my work and on the B roads particularly I have to slow down and sometimes stop if a vehicle is coming the other way otherwise I would go down a pothole that would undoubtedly not only puncture my tyre but take out my wheel and probably the suspension…again!
  
  

  I regularly report potholes on the council website and have to say in the majority of cases they do repair the potholes, but it can take up to a month. However, sometimes they say they are not bad enough to repair! Months later when no doubt they have caused a few punctures they are in the realm of being bad enough to repair. There appears to be funding to repair just the severest of potholes and only then when a member of the public reports it. A lack of funding and investment into Highways has now resulted in a scenario where there is no proactive or preventive management of the rapidly deteriorating potholed roads. More money is desperately needed to invest in a road repairing teams that drives every bit of road in Lincolnshire to repair potholes as they find them rather than relying on the general public to have to go to the trouble of reporting them.
  
  It would be interesting to know how many accidents, injuries and possibly even deaths are attributable to potholes in Lincolnshire each year and how this would impact positively on the well publicised road safety campaign if they hadn’t existed

  
  

  
  
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  Very own fairground rides

  by Richard , over 4 years ago
  We’ve recently moved to the area from Yorkshire and can’t believe the condition of the roads around our area, particularly on more hazardous stretches of road that have shear drops in to drains. It’s only a matter of time before some dies in a ditch due to such bad road conditions. Me and my wife travelled on the coastal road from Huttoft to Sutton on Sea and I can honestly say I’ve now been on a fair ground ride that throws you about as much as that road does. You take your life into your own hands on that stretch... Continue reading

  We’ve recently moved to the area from Yorkshire and can’t believe the condition of the roads around our area, particularly on more hazardous stretches of road that have shear drops in to drains. It’s only a matter of time before some dies in a ditch due to such bad road conditions. Me and my wife travelled on the coastal road from Huttoft to Sutton on Sea and I can honestly say I’ve now been on a fair ground ride that throws you about as much as that road does. You take your life into your own hands on that stretch alone. It’s just an example of the rest of the roads around the area. The street we live on is full of pot holes and they’re getting bigger and deeper by the day.

  
  come on let’s get the cash and repair these roads, most of the areas rely on tourists, they’ll not come soon because the road network is in such bad condition.
  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Painful car ride

  by AJTH, over 4 years ago
  I returned home from hospital and the ride was so uncomfortable after surgery and the constant bumps in the roads, due to uneven surfaces and potholes! This needs urgently addressing as even when health improved, still very uncomfortable and very costly to all drivers.

  We all pay a huge amount on road tax so get this done, where are all those funds going to when they should be used for roads!

  I returned home from hospital and the ride was so uncomfortable after surgery and the constant bumps in the roads, due to uneven surfaces and potholes! This needs urgently addressing as even when health improved, still very uncomfortable and very costly to all drivers.

  We all pay a huge amount on road tax so get this done, where are all those funds going to when they should be used for roads!
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  Dangerous Potholes

  by Lisa, over 4 years ago
  Hi

  We run a holiday accommodation business in Blankney Fen and we get very stressed due to the big potholes.

  One part of the road had so many potholes you could not avoid them.

  The council did eventually attend to them (forgot one) but the companies do not do a good job and months down the line need redoing.

  The pothole they missed was just over the brow of a small bridge so you could not see it. This took them over a year. It is simply not good enough.

  We also have trouble with young people meeting on Blankney... Continue reading

  Hi

  We run a holiday accommodation business in Blankney Fen and we get very stressed due to the big potholes.

  One part of the road had so many potholes you could not avoid them.

  The council did eventually attend to them (forgot one) but the companies do not do a good job and months down the line need redoing.

  The pothole they missed was just over the brow of a small bridge so you could not see it. This took them over a year. It is simply not good enough.

  We also have trouble with young people meeting on Blankney Barff in cars and driving dangerously and littering. This has also been reported.
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  Two main problems - Conservative governments and bodged repairs by Lincolnshire County Council

  by Fairplay, over 4 years ago
  There are two essential problems causing the appalling state of our roads in Lincolnshire.

  
  

  The first is that we have had Conservative governments since 2010 who refuse to provide sufficient funding for local councils to carry out even their most basic of duties and obligations. The grants to local authorities have been cut, and cut, and cut - with the inevitable result that the roads are collapsing - literally. Yet we continue to return Conservative MPs across the county - and as long as we do that the government knows it doesn't need to bother to fund us properly. The... Continue reading

  There are two essential problems causing the appalling state of our roads in Lincolnshire.

  
  

  The first is that we have had Conservative governments since 2010 who refuse to provide sufficient funding for local councils to carry out even their most basic of duties and obligations. The grants to local authorities have been cut, and cut, and cut - with the inevitable result that the roads are collapsing - literally. Yet we continue to return Conservative MPs across the county - and as long as we do that the government knows it doesn't need to bother to fund us properly. The money goes, what little they're prepared to spend, where they can buy votes with it. Our votes are known - it's always Conservative, so they don't care.

  
  

  The second problem is that under the 'leadership' of Conservative Richard Davies this County Council has for years failed to use the money it has wisely. Repairs are very rarely carried out properly - they're almost always bodged, meaning that each repair has to be done several times instead of just once. Look around you - you'll know exactly what I mean. How long do their pothole repairs last? A few weeks at best? Each repair should involve the pothole being cut out, the road repaired with hot tarmac, and the edges sealed to prevent water getting in again. What actually happens is that a bloke in a van tips some asphalt into the hole, drives over it a couple of times, and drives off. Then he comes back and does the same thing every few weeks - or even days.

  
  

  Sheer, wanton waste and inefficiency. We have limited resources, thanks to Conservative policies - but wasting them in the way that Richard Davies and Lincolnshire Highways do is just plain crazy.
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  Roads, Roads, Roads

  by AlanM, over 4 years ago
  Many roads in use today were conceived and built by the Romans, and for some of these roads, it may well be that an Italian in armour and Bronze Galeae was the last person to work on them.

  
  Take Ludborough Road in North Thoresby. Go on, take it. It’s rubbish and it’s not long had some work completed on it! Ludborough Road is one of 3 roads into the village, 2 of which are direct from the busy A16.
  
  

  It is a Road that has problems. Severe problems. I no longer have a 4x4 and when I traverse it’s length... Continue reading

  Many roads in use today were conceived and built by the Romans, and for some of these roads, it may well be that an Italian in armour and Bronze Galeae was the last person to work on them.

  
  Take Ludborough Road in North Thoresby. Go on, take it. It’s rubbish and it’s not long had some work completed on it! Ludborough Road is one of 3 roads into the village, 2 of which are direct from the busy A16.
  
  

  It is a Road that has problems. Severe problems. I no longer have a 4x4 and when I traverse it’s length - which I have to do regularly - I really wish I still did. The very poor state of the road does give rise to several in-car games we play and yes, most of them are the opposite of join the dots. It’s more ‘avoid the dots and drive around them’ which even were I in a tiny Smart car would be a challenge. There’s that many of them and some of them are deeper than a fairly deep thing.

  
  A Roman soldier-surveyor, standing in this road with his groma in his hand (look it up), would scratch his head in sadness and disbelief, wondering just how we let it get into such a bad state of repair.
  
  It is full of holes, is generally uneven along its whole length, is patched (and even some of the patches have been patched) and considering the village has about 1,000 souls; has lots of use by all sorts of vehicles over a day, even in these altered times.
  
  

  The Roman soldier would maybe consider that here was a track suitable for having a Roman Road built over it - the fact that money has been spent at some point to try to repair it may come as a surprise to him, we’re there a surprised ‘Thoresbian’ on hand able to explain things to him.

  I’m sure that those who have worked on it recently have done their best and I thank them for their service. But the road is poorly maintained and in the village there are others unfortunately in the same state. You can tell where the repairs have been made, but many of them (nice black squares of smooth travel) abutt holes of equal size and depth of the patched neighbour.

  
  The roads in the area need help, but then there are lots of things that need help in and around Lincolnshire. In and around the UK. Things have to be prioritised in this ever changing world and in some ways village roads might not immediately spring to mind.
  
  Yet roads connect us in many ways, physically by joining us to neighbouring settlements, and emotionally as they are conduits to meet fellow villagers whilst out walking and even in these odd times, chatting to a neighbour whilst out for a constitutional provides human contact and helps create a sense of community.

  
  The Romans knew that to operate an empire they had to have dependable lines of communication; they had to be connected. Across Europe they had to send messages for a variety of reasons in by a variety of methods. So they built and maintained their roads, some of which are still, in some ways; being used today. (And as an interesting aside, the width of modern day trains owe their size to these roads and Italian builders.)

  Poor roads damage vehicles and annoy locals. They interrupt and reduce connections between people. They impact upon how a community views their surroundings and can affect civic pride.

  
  The Roman Soldier-surveyor would want to get digging and repairing Ludborough Road and it would take him quite a while, given his impressive but limited set of tools.

  
  We are lucky, our technology is far more advanced and faster, it’s just a shame that the resulting Road doesn’t seem to last as long…

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
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  Dangerous Potholes in Grantham

  by Smurf44, over 4 years ago
  

  5 January 2022.

  This is one of two deep potholes under the railway bridge in Dysart Road, Grantham. The photo was taken yesterday, 4 January 2022. Here, broken wires for the traffic lights sensors can clearly be seen, which is dangerous for all road users at this extremely busy junction close to where Dysart Road crosses Sankt Augustin Way. If the lights on both Dysart Road and Sankt Augustin Way fail due to damaged sensor wires, it will cause chaos at this junction. This pot hole and the adjacent one also under the bridge on the west-bound carriageway (going out... Continue reading

  5 January 2022.

  This is one of two deep potholes under the railway bridge in Dysart Road, Grantham. The photo was taken yesterday, 4 January 2022. Here, broken wires for the traffic lights sensors can clearly be seen, which is dangerous for all road users at this extremely busy junction close to where Dysart Road crosses Sankt Augustin Way. If the lights on both Dysart Road and Sankt Augustin Way fail due to damaged sensor wires, it will cause chaos at this junction. This pot hole and the adjacent one also under the bridge on the west-bound carriageway (going out of town) have been getting progressively deeper for many weeks and need URGENT attention. Both potholes are several inches deep and could easily burst a car tyre or cause severe damage to a cyclist and his bike. Please repair ASAP.

  There are literally dozens, maybe hundreds, of similarly deep potholes in Grantham, which all need urgent attention. Maybe someone in authority could visit Grantham to see what dangerous road conditions we have to put up with every day?
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  Roads

  by SittingDuck, over 4 years ago
  I wish that I could say something positive about our roads…..this is a WISH. I am unable to say anything positive.

  Repairs appear to be be poor quality patches….patches upon patches.

  outside this country roads are so much better.

  The current UK Government should be ashamed of the state of our roads, I am.
  The question is “why are the roads in such a poor state?”.

  The answer, in my view, is that the current Govermental administration in England is more focused of giving away MY MONEY to countries outside the UK than in using this money to look after... Continue reading

  I wish that I could say something positive about our roads…..this is a WISH. I am unable to say anything positive.

  Repairs appear to be be poor quality patches….patches upon patches.

  outside this country roads are so much better.

  The current UK Government should be ashamed of the state of our roads, I am.
  The question is “why are the roads in such a poor state?”.

  The answer, in my view, is that the current Govermental administration in England is more focused of giving away MY MONEY to countries outside the UK than in using this money to look after England.

  The current administration is letting the population of England down.

  
  

  
  
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  Outer Circle Drive, Lincoln

  by JDJ, over 4 years ago
  The majority of this busy road is in disgraceful condition. The noise from HGVs using it, as they rattle along, is terrible. It often floods in places and renders a Pedestrian Refuge unusable.

  The "improvements" made, particularly on the Wragby Road junction were a complete waste of money and inconvenience.

  The statement from your Highways Dept that the situation is being monitored is totally unsatisfactory.

  The road surface on some parts of the Ermine East estate was repaired even though it was in far better condition than OCD.

  It seems to me, and many other Council Tax and Road Tax... Continue reading

  The majority of this busy road is in disgraceful condition. The noise from HGVs using it, as they rattle along, is terrible. It often floods in places and renders a Pedestrian Refuge unusable.

  The "improvements" made, particularly on the Wragby Road junction were a complete waste of money and inconvenience.

  The statement from your Highways Dept that the situation is being monitored is totally unsatisfactory.

  The road surface on some parts of the Ermine East estate was repaired even though it was in far better condition than OCD.

  It seems to me, and many other Council Tax and Road Tax payers that money is being wasted on schemes such as the Riseholme Road/A46 roundabout (which appears to have been a pointless exercise as it has made little difference)

  The other gripe from many motorists is the lack of right-turn filters, particularly from Nettleham Road into Outer Circle Drive and Nettleham Road into the Nettleham Fields shopping centre.

  Traffic is still occasionally at almost a standstill along OCD because of the very short time that the traffic lights are on green at the Wragby Road junction.
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  E-scooter rider killed by pothole

  by peter, over 4 years ago
  • In Spain, on 14June, an e-scooter rider (Marcos Blaso, 53) was found dying in the road after he hit a pothole on a quiet lane. His family are suing the local authority for not maintaining the roads in a condition suitable for the small wheels and high speed (at least 25km/hr) of e-scooters. Indeed, in the UK, a coroner found that the very first e-scooter death in the UK (Emily Hartridge, 35) was caused when she “lost control after passing over an inspector hatch in the cycle lane and was thrown under the path of an HGV”. Of... Continue reading

  • In Spain, on 14June, an e-scooter rider (Marcos Blaso, 53) was found dying in the road after he hit a pothole on a quiet lane. His family are suing the local authority for not maintaining the roads in a condition suitable for the small wheels and high speed (at least 25km/hr) of e-scooters. Indeed, in the UK, a coroner found that the very first e-scooter death in the UK (Emily Hartridge, 35) was caused when she “lost control after passing over an inspector hatch in the cycle lane and was thrown under the path of an HGV”. Of more concern is that at least 9 e-scooter riders have died in England and Wales this year, many simply losing control. Indeed, between 8June and 5August, 7 riders were killed at a rate of one very 8 weeks - a "summer of death". Next summer will be far worse.
  • When talking potholes, we usually think of cars. But, bicycles are also endangered by potholes, ruts, broken surfaces, drains, loose chippings, debris, and other depressed surfaces within the 1m adjacent to the kerb/verge (as well as cycle paths and lanes). Fortunately, the large wheels and relatively low speed of bicycles limit the danger. Many road cyclists can avoid the gutter and ride safely at speeds approaching car speeds in urban areas. However, the Gov/DfT intend to legalise private e-scooters, probably in 2023. On that day, in excess of 1/2million unregulated e-scooters will legally "hit" our streets and shared paths. The DfT has not sought to specify a minimum wheel size, or indeed minimum age (e-bikes can be ridden at age 14). Neither does the DfT require their high speed stability to be evaluated above 20km/hr, despite permitting rental e-scooters to cruise at 25km/hr (15.5mph). Moreover, the DfT only requires an e-scooter to be able to mount a 3cm kerb! In addition, e-scooters limited to 15mph will not have the option of keeping up with vehicular traffic on roads. Hence, it is already evident that illegal e-scooters are choosing to use the pavement as they feel safer, regardless of the danger they pose to pedestrians. Hence, as if potholes on the road endangering cars is costly enough enough, all the above factors will require the LCC to maintain roads, cycle lanes and cycle paths suitable for e-scooters. Hence, I suggest the LCC should seek additional funding from the Gov (DfT) starting in FY2022/3 to prepare for the extra cost caused by the Gov’s intended legalisation of private e-scooters.