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  Rural rampage

  by Dave.Manning, almost 5 years ago
  Many of the rural roads around Lincolnshire are in a terrible state. Potholes big enough to swallow cyclists hole, and some roads are bumpier than a topographic map of the Alps, and equally as dangerous.

  Clearly, more money is needed to repair these roads, so how about Lincolnshire council spending less on road-lighting (which would aid in bringing the benefits that befit a 'dark sky area') or less on cutting the grass on verges, also hugely benefitting wildlife and biodiversity.

  Fining agricultural businesses for covering public roads with mud sometimes several inches thick would also bring in revenue and also... Continue reading

  Many of the rural roads around Lincolnshire are in a terrible state. Potholes big enough to swallow cyclists hole, and some roads are bumpier than a topographic map of the Alps, and equally as dangerous.

  Clearly, more money is needed to repair these roads, so how about Lincolnshire council spending less on road-lighting (which would aid in bringing the benefits that befit a 'dark sky area') or less on cutting the grass on verges, also hugely benefitting wildlife and biodiversity.

  Fining agricultural businesses for covering public roads with mud sometimes several inches thick would also bring in revenue and also make toe roads fa safer than they currently are!
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  Towngate East - Deeping St James

  by Mrs P-T, almost 5 years ago
  Used by buses and countless other road users the work to repair potholes has only gone so far. The stretch between Linchfield Road and Hall Meadow road has cost me two tyres in the past year alone. With car dodging from one side of the road to the other it’s getting impossible to avoid some sort of accident. There are two many holes to report individually but please take a look before someone has a a serious accident.

  Used by buses and countless other road users the work to repair potholes has only gone so far. The stretch between Linchfield Road and Hall Meadow road has cost me two tyres in the past year alone. With car dodging from one side of the road to the other it’s getting impossible to avoid some sort of accident. There are two many holes to report individually but please take a look before someone has a a serious accident.
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  A607

  by Cliff54, almost 5 years ago
  The A607 from just before the level crossing to the junction with the A153 near Honington and the section from Fulbeck to Caythorpe and the bridge over the A17 at Leadenham. These section are full of potholes that having been steadily getting worse of the last few years .

  Other sections have been repaired but these seem to be overlooked.

  The A607 from just before the level crossing to the junction with the A153 near Honington and the section from Fulbeck to Caythorpe and the bridge over the A17 at Leadenham. These section are full of potholes that having been steadily getting worse of the last few years .

  Other sections have been repaired but these seem to be overlooked.
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  rural roads

  by MikeG, almost 5 years ago
  Many road around Lincolnshire are rural i.e. single carriageway. Many would think this means low traffic and normally it does. Rural roads normally don't have curbs or support along road edges, but are used by heavy tractors, heavy lorries collecting / delivering food stuff and very often used when main roads are closed for diverted traffic - naturally on all occasions all vehicles must in part go off road since the road isn't wide enough to pass. This leads to the side of the road breaking up with big dips and in poor conditions such dips (often more than wide... Continue reading

  Many road around Lincolnshire are rural i.e. single carriageway. Many would think this means low traffic and normally it does. Rural roads normally don't have curbs or support along road edges, but are used by heavy tractors, heavy lorries collecting / delivering food stuff and very often used when main roads are closed for diverted traffic - naturally on all occasions all vehicles must in part go off road since the road isn't wide enough to pass. This leads to the side of the road breaking up with big dips and in poor conditions such dips (often more than wide enough and deep enough for a car tyre) will lead to car damage - suspension and ripped tyres. I have reported at least 4 such issues over the last 2 years within 500m of my house and there is yet another one now. In addition to traffic problems - water draining from the roads is poor, and hence undermines the road structure causing more damage, subsidence and holes across the road surface. In the UK we had some of the best roads in Europe now we are one of the worst.
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  Major roads Major Potholes

  by PG, almost 5 years ago
  Yes we live in the countryside with very poor road infrastructure. The major roads are poorly maintained with most A roads having no dual carriageways, so you get on a major road and travel behind lorries that are travelling behind tractors so progress around Lincolnshire is generally slow.

  
  

  Its amazing how Lincolnshire can claim poor funding when we see it poorly managed. I have recently seen this when reporting major potholes from Horncastle to Haltham. A full team were sent out to repair a series of holes on one side of the road - EXCELLENT RESPONSE. However one day... Continue reading

  Yes we live in the countryside with very poor road infrastructure. The major roads are poorly maintained with most A roads having no dual carriageways, so you get on a major road and travel behind lorries that are travelling behind tractors so progress around Lincolnshire is generally slow.

  
  

  Its amazing how Lincolnshire can claim poor funding when we see it poorly managed. I have recently seen this when reporting major potholes from Horncastle to Haltham. A full team were sent out to repair a series of holes on one side of the road - EXCELLENT RESPONSE. However one day later on the opposite side of the carriage way I had to report an equally large hole that should have been repaired the previous day! Such a waste of public money, although this was repaired three days later.

  We also see a small road in the backs of Kirkby on Baine having a full team re-surface, even thought the road was not in as poor a condition, yet the main road through the village is a disgrace. It makes you think why or who lives on this back road?
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  What repairs !

  by Fenman , almost 5 years ago
  

  I’ve reported my road ( Old Fendyke, Sutton St James) 4 times over the last 6 months only two pot holes have been repaired out of 20. Just this week we’ve had two cars with damaged tyres on consecutive days. Last week we had two cars clip one another because they couldn’t get on there own side. The road is 16 foot wide but in some places it’s reduced to 13 ft, in a few months it will be a single track road. Just 500 yds past us it’s Cambridgeshire and the road is far better, these are just 3... Continue reading

  I’ve reported my road ( Old Fendyke, Sutton St James) 4 times over the last 6 months only two pot holes have been repaired out of 20. Just this week we’ve had two cars with damaged tyres on consecutive days. Last week we had two cars clip one another because they couldn’t get on there own side. The road is 16 foot wide but in some places it’s reduced to 13 ft, in a few months it will be a single track road. Just 500 yds past us it’s Cambridgeshire and the road is far better, these are just 3 photos, it’s time Lincolnshire had a levelling up agenda, let South Lincs get its fair share on the money, we have more roads but less to spend. Central government should also help rural councils our businesses need to transport goods but need a road to transport them on.
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  B1191

  by WR50, almost 5 years ago
  The B1191 between Woodhall Spa and Martin is absolutely treacherous. When the road underwent ‘maintenance’ last year only one very short stretch was resurfaced; the remainder of the road (which was practically unusable at the time) was ignored further and left to become even worse - classic bodge jobs and penny pinching from LCC! The road has completely crumbled away in the middle with new holes opening up every day the size and depth of saucepans. It’s a lethal choice to either hit crater-sized potholes or oncoming drivers - lethal for drivers let alone bikers! It’s impossible to stop and... Continue reading

  The B1191 between Woodhall Spa and Martin is absolutely treacherous. When the road underwent ‘maintenance’ last year only one very short stretch was resurfaced; the remainder of the road (which was practically unusable at the time) was ignored further and left to become even worse - classic bodge jobs and penny pinching from LCC! The road has completely crumbled away in the middle with new holes opening up every day the size and depth of saucepans. It’s a lethal choice to either hit crater-sized potholes or oncoming drivers - lethal for drivers let alone bikers! It’s impossible to stop and take a photo as it’s a narrow 60mph zone. Martin Village the same, it’s like driving over a cattle grid! Its a joke, if our cars have to be road worthy then the roads must be car worthy.
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  Another £220.

  by William1, almost 5 years ago

  . Recently I had an alarm on my BMW warning me of an underinflated tyre. I inflated it to the correct pressure and then did a journey on the motorways. A day later the same warning came up and I found that the same front tyre was again at low pressure. I took the car to a garage in Billinghay and they found a bulge in the side wall and a leak from the rim. I am replacing the tyre this week at a cost of £220. Perhaps I am lucky in that the tyre didn't give way at motorway... Continue reading

  . Recently I had an alarm on my BMW warning me of an underinflated tyre. I inflated it to the correct pressure and then did a journey on the motorways. A day later the same warning came up and I found that the same front tyre was again at low pressure. I took the car to a garage in Billinghay and they found a bulge in the side wall and a leak from the rim. I am replacing the tyre this week at a cost of £220. Perhaps I am lucky in that the tyre didn't give way at motorway speeds. The roads are dreadful around the Woodhall Spa area of Lincolnshire and I'm sure I know exactly when the tyre was damaged. In November I was travelling through Leadenham on the High Street early one morning whilst it was dark. I hit a pot hole with my front wheel and it felt like it had taken the wheel off. I checked around the car at my first opportunity but couldn't see any obvious damage but it obviously had damaged the integrity of the sidewall. It is just like living in a third world country. For motorcyclists it is life threatening.
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  B1205 Near Gainsborough

  by JC, almost 5 years ago
  

  Driving to work this week at about 7am, when its still dark, and saw a wide lorry coming towards me so I gave it some room. Because it was dark I didn't see these two craters in the road, both of them are the same width as my tyres and a minimum depth of about 5". I hit them that hard that all the lights appeared of the dash. I was only able to travel 1/3 of a mile before I had to stop. I got out and found my front wheel has been bent and my rear tyre is... Continue reading

  Driving to work this week at about 7am, when its still dark, and saw a wide lorry coming towards me so I gave it some room. Because it was dark I didn't see these two craters in the road, both of them are the same width as my tyres and a minimum depth of about 5". I hit them that hard that all the lights appeared of the dash. I was only able to travel 1/3 of a mile before I had to stop. I got out and found my front wheel has been bent and my rear tyre is leaking in pressure at a rapid rate as well as my tracking is now off. This had now resulted in expensive repair bills and with loss of wages as I was late for work. I am really not happy as my car is my pride and joy and I paid a lot for those wheels and tyres.
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  Sticking Plaster

  by LE, almost 5 years ago

  I've never known the roads this bad. I live in a rural village and have seen an increase in the volume & noise disturbance of traffic. I accept that farm traffic needs access however not HGVs & quarry lorries that think rattling through at 4/5am is acceptable. I can only assume some of these are cutting through from the A15 to the A52. In one day, whilst working, I did an experiment. & counted nearly 100 different lorries of all sizes. Noisy enough on their own but then...they hit the potholes, the uneven road surfaces & drains. I contacted the... Continue reading

  I've never known the roads this bad. I live in a rural village and have seen an increase in the volume & noise disturbance of traffic. I accept that farm traffic needs access however not HGVs & quarry lorries that think rattling through at 4/5am is acceptable. I can only assume some of these are cutting through from the A15 to the A52. In one day, whilst working, I did an experiment. & counted nearly 100 different lorries of all sizes. Noisy enough on their own but then...they hit the potholes, the uneven road surfaces & drains. I contacted the parish Council regarding my concerns, the noise, the disturbance, the damage that must be happening due to the weight of the lorries.. Martin Hill was present at that meeting where these concerns were addressed and he stated 'at the time that, whilst he understood the frustrations it was difficult to know what could be done to solve the matter.' He had not read the letter, so the parish council urged him to take a copy with him, which he was apparently keen to do. As far as I'm aware we never heard back from him.

  To my mind the issue of increased potholes & deteriorating roads is due to an increase in the volume & types of vehicles. A major A road is more likely to be repaired and able to take this constant pounding than a B road. If a pothole is the wound and it bleeds & all you do is put a sticking plaster over it time and time again then it's just a temporary fix. So if it continues to bleed, you investigate & treat the cause of the bleeding so that when you do fix it it's more likely to last longer. If you don't, its just a waste of time & resources.