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  Drains

  by bullrush2000, over 4 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

  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 drains in key positions havn't been touched for several years because of an atypical design or buried by farm debris and unseen. After reports on FixMyStreet 4 months later and LCC-Highways still "investigating", rediculous. Investigating drainage in dry weather is beyond a joke.

  Rural transport business hubs are using "light use roads" that are not designed for the articulated lorry(s) weight, stressing and breaking up the road structure. Compounded by hydraulic errosion from tyre and ponding surface water because gully drains are blocked.

  Why aren't "cleaners" using a map to verify all gully drains are done?

  
  

  Where are the in-house LCC cleaning services? putting "work out to tender" shouldn't be an option, in-house equipment has cost saving benefits when predictable work repeats yearly, and no profit levy for private company, plus no artificial delay by contract negotiation to actually doing the work. Taxpayers' funds should not be squandered by such inexcusable mismanagement.

  Finally, ponding roadway water and sludge from blocked drains gets sprayed onto the pedestrian footway, a hazzard in itself, which then freezes during winter and spring months. Another failure by LCC to comply with Parliamentary legislation obligations.

  
  

  Local roads in question - A52, Common Road, Tooley Lane, Gowt Bank.

  More than a dozen gully drains remain blocked 4+ months after notification on FixMyStreet.

  
  
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  Stephen Holland, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire

  by Stephen Holland, over 4 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.

  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.
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  Rachel.Martel

  by Rachel.Martel, over 4 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

  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 coming the other way. I thought I had hit a boulder and went back to take photos.
  the pothole had been reported several times before and had already damaged another car - that driver was compensated. I was not.
  The whole road was a mass of potholes. It has since been patched.
  Now I do not drive on rural roads at night or in bad weather, as it so hard to dodge the potholes. They cause a great deal of expensive damage to cars, not to mention the possibility of serious or fatal accidents.
  Drivers in Lincolnshire have to look at the traffic ahead, the traffic from the sides ad the road surface, is it any wonder we have so many road traffic accidents?
  I am sick and tired of paying taxes and Road Tax for it not to be spent on our local area. Everything is focussed on London and the South East, yet the Government keeps banging on about 'Levelling Up'. They can start by levelling up our roads!
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  Urgent Funding to Fix our Roads Needed

  by AndyH , over 4 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

  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 repair.
  Just because we are rural we shouldn’t suffer with significant cuts on funding levels. The ‘county shires’ always lose out and it’s time central government departments focused on their voters who DO NOT live in London or major conurbations. Time to level up as you promised years ago!
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  Bad roads can kill. !!

  by John.Fell, over 4 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.

  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.
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  M25

  by Brian , over 4 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

  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
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  Potholes Boston

  by Julie, over 4 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

  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 also during last year, this split the tyre and bent the alloy again was re-instated most of the cost but this isn't the point, inconvenience in taking your car for repairs and the amount in legal fees must be huge we need more money to repair them correctly, not just plaster over the problem resulting in less claims. There will be a tragic accident where a child will hit a hole and we will hear the usual blaaaaar "We must ensure this never happens again", it's not acceptable. Street lights go out at midnight too..... we are dicing with death, road tax goes up every year but our improvements go down.
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  Potholes so dangerous to riders of bikes

  by Elsa Fox, over 4 years ago
  The potholes around Sutton Bridge are a severe danger to those, often young people, without much road experience, who are riding small wheeled 50cc motor scooters in the area. It's obviously worse during the winter months when dark, wet and gloomy and the young people are heading to and from their first job or education. One place which absolutely terrifies me is the island on the A17 with the B1168 (Boston Rd South) which leads to Holbeach Tesco. Anyone travelling by bicycle, scooter or motorcycle from Sutton Bridge to Spalding and who is therefore going straight on at that traffic... Continue reading

  The potholes around Sutton Bridge are a severe danger to those, often young people, without much road experience, who are riding small wheeled 50cc motor scooters in the area. It's obviously worse during the winter months when dark, wet and gloomy and the young people are heading to and from their first job or education. One place which absolutely terrifies me is the island on the A17 with the B1168 (Boston Rd South) which leads to Holbeach Tesco. Anyone travelling by bicycle, scooter or motorcycle from Sutton Bridge to Spalding and who is therefore going straight on at that traffic island is at serious risk of coming off their bike for there is a deep gouge dug into road possibly by some kind of farm machinery, and should a bike front wheel get caught in that deep groove, which runs almost 1/4 of the distance around the island, they'd unlikely be able to correct themselves and get out of it without coming off their bike. As a leader of a bikers group I have warned my members but it's not enough. It's been there forever and is constantly overlooked because those at LCC are not bikers. Send one there to see for themselves. It's long overdue, I know it's been complained about each year.
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  Puncture after hitting pothole

  by Spence1, over 4 years ago

  Ok so finished work start to accelerate as I approach slip road to A1 off Great North Rd. Hit pothole immediate puncture as it splits sidewall, limp to Grantham at 5:20pm no tyres to fit car in the whole of Grantham, need to ask friend to drive 60 miles to collect me.

  Absolutely disgusting, especially when I then log the pothole on Fix my Street and see there have been multiple reports for the same pothole, I shall be taking photos of hole and making a claim for the tyre.

  Let alone the inconvenience....

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  Ok so finished work start to accelerate as I approach slip road to A1 off Great North Rd. Hit pothole immediate puncture as it splits sidewall, limp to Grantham at 5:20pm no tyres to fit car in the whole of Grantham, need to ask friend to drive 60 miles to collect me.

  Absolutely disgusting, especially when I then log the pothole on Fix my Street and see there have been multiple reports for the same pothole, I shall be taking photos of hole and making a claim for the tyre.

  Let alone the inconvenience....

  So to add further to this, having waited almost two hours to get picked up on the way out of Grantham I stopped to take a picture of the hole which is by the way huge, after taking a picture another car hit it and burst its tyre too.
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  Dangerous country road conditions

  by yadillot, over 4 years ago
  I report dangerous potholes in our area around Tetford generally going out to main roads where conditions are better. This has been the case for several years. I expect that the council have no employees checking on our road because they rely exclusively on public reports which are free. There is no sign of a council care of the abysmal roads in our area. They seem to be more able to pay out grudgingly when a vehicle owner makes a claim to damage caused by unfit roads than to do the sensible thing by ensuring roads are fit for purpose.

  I report dangerous potholes in our area around Tetford generally going out to main roads where conditions are better. This has been the case for several years. I expect that the council have no employees checking on our road because they rely exclusively on public reports which are free. There is no sign of a council care of the abysmal roads in our area. They seem to be more able to pay out grudgingly when a vehicle owner makes a claim to damage caused by unfit roads than to do the sensible thing by ensuring roads are fit for purpose.