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• Roads

  by SittingDuck, over 2 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

• Outer Circle Drive, Lincoln

  by JDJ, over 2 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

• E-scooter rider killed by pothole

  by peter, over 2 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

• Drains

  by bullrush2000, over 2 years ago
  Most highway drains are only being cleaned once per year around April in the village. They should actually be done Oct/Nov after autumn-leaf-fall and most farm-harvest-debris was dumped on the carriageway. This would improve road (and pedestrian) safety during the wet and freezing winter weather. Further for highway safety a minimum of both these 6-monthly cleaning cycles should be done yearly because rural comunities have high farm/field vehicle activity dropping above average debris onto the roads, especially going to the processing plants (ie Staple, Leggates, etc.).

  
  

  Why is the April clean made in ignorance of the actual need?

  
  

  Note, some... Continue reading

• Stephen Holland, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire

  by Stephen Holland, over 2 years ago
  

  Over the last 4years I have been forwarding potholes requiring repair that have been noted to me by local residents in Mablethorpe, Trusthorpe and Sutton-On-Sea. These have exceeded over 200 potholes and road surfaces that needed repair/replacing. Most have been done but not all at one time (Were numerous potholes have been forwarded up to 15, only four done) some are still outstanding or have been re-reported. This shows the dangerous contours of this road and still 3 others on same road. Not repaired after 6 years of arguing with Lincoln Highways.

• Rachel.Martel

  by Rachel.Martel, over 2 years ago
  I have had two cars damaged by potholes. On my last car a suspension spring broke and had to be replaced and on my current car a deep pothole buckled and alloy wheel, which had to be replaced at a cost of £400.

  This particular incident happened in winter on a country A road. It had been raining, so visibility was poor and I was not driving particularly fast, but when I hit the pothole, there were two loud bangs and the steering was jolted so much that the car was flung onto the opposite carriageway. Luckily there was nothing... Continue reading

• Urgent Funding to Fix our Roads Needed

  by AndyH , over 2 years ago

  We have been asking for our road to be resurfaced for years but keep being told by the Council they don’t have enough funds. We live in a very rural area in the fens and our road is atrocious with potholes, subsidence and uneven surfaces. As soon as any potholes are filled the weather erodes the repairs again or the heavy agricultural traffic just churns the roads up.
  Our cars have suffered damage not just from pot holes but from debris flying up in the wet weather damaging paintwork. The uneven surface has even bottomed one of our vehicles beyond... Continue reading

• Bad roads can kill. !!

  by John.Fell, over 2 years ago

  Although we are the 2nd largest county we suffer from a lack of a good public transport system unlike the south who can jump on a bus ,train or tram at leisure .We need our own forms of transport for work ,social journeys hence , potholed and poorly maintained roads are very dangerous places for us in rural lincolnshire .

  Cyclists, motorcyclists, motorists , pedestrians ,emergency services and utilities all suffer whether physically or monetary due to poorly maintained highways.

• M25

  by Brian , over 2 years ago

  Our roads are a disgrace, the Government can find Millions of pounds to erect new signage on the M25 but No money for decent roads in Lincolnshire

• Potholes Boston

  by Julie, over 2 years ago

  I have noticed Potholes re-appearing once again in their droves around the Wellington Road area of Boston, the repair materials used just don't last, those filled last year have again re-appeared. Boston have many buses running daily along the residential roads due to the into town bus service, this in itself has caused so much more wear on the roads, my son had to remove his wheel in complete darkness due to no road lighting when he hit a massive pot hole along Carlton road last year, this was reported and the repair fee paid, another incident along Wellington road... Continue reading