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  What repairs !

  by Fenman , over 4 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, over 4 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, over 4 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, over 4 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, over 4 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.
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  Meadow Lane

  by Sue, over 4 years ago
  

  Meadow Lane Lake is an ongoing problem. Access to my house is just impossible.

  The drainage is the main issue with localised flooding a constant issue.

  The underlying road damage and potholes are shocking not only by the flooding but the whole lane

  The deepest part of the flood is 15" and deepest pothole drop is 8"

  WE have pumped out thousands of litres of water over and over again

  My neighbours wall is sodden, my car is wrecked and pedestrians cannot get through to access footpaths

  Meadow Lane Lake is an ongoing problem. Access to my house is just impossible.

  The drainage is the main issue with localised flooding a constant issue.

  The underlying road damage and potholes are shocking not only by the flooding but the whole lane

  The deepest part of the flood is 15" and deepest pothole drop is 8"

  WE have pumped out thousands of litres of water over and over again

  My neighbours wall is sodden, my car is wrecked and pedestrians cannot get through to access footpaths
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  A15 Folkingham

  by RDC Folkingham, over 4 years ago

  We live on the A15 in Folkingham and over the last 15 years there has been no attention given to this section of the road, apart from repeatedly filling in potholes over and over again, despite the fact that the A15 is a key north - south trunk route. We have witnessed a large increase in the number of HGVs with heavy trailers, tractors and farm equipment as well as other traffic. Frequent A1 closures, due to numerous accidents and other events, leads to even more traffic using the A15 as a diversionary route. The road surface has many large... Continue reading

  We live on the A15 in Folkingham and over the last 15 years there has been no attention given to this section of the road, apart from repeatedly filling in potholes over and over again, despite the fact that the A15 is a key north - south trunk route. We have witnessed a large increase in the number of HGVs with heavy trailers, tractors and farm equipment as well as other traffic. Frequent A1 closures, due to numerous accidents and other events, leads to even more traffic using the A15 as a diversionary route. The road surface has many large cracks and is very uneven leading to large volumes of surface water collecting which is unable to drain away because the drains are higher than the road surface. Consequently pedestrians cannot use the pavement safely due heavy spray from traffic (most of which completely ignores the 30mph speed limit). The most annoying aspect for us and other residents is the intolerable noise nuisance. This is generated by HGVs, quarry lorries, other lorries and farm vehicles with empty trailers as they pass over the uneven service caused by potholes, surface cracking, and numerous poorly maintained utility trenches. This is intrusive at all times but especially during the night and makes sleeping difficult. It seems to us that there is no appreciation that these problems have a negative effect on the well-being of residents living close to the road. These issues should be seriously considered when prioratising this road for resurfacing which is long overdue.
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  Bad Management

  by Richard Barker., over 4 years ago
  From Richard Barker, Chartered Architect, RIBA and retired Director of Tarmac Professional Services.

  
  

  LCC look at how you manage the funding you get from Government. Yes a cut in funding does not help, but the waste of money you allow in materials, bad management, poor scheduling of the work, time management of labour and lack of experienced supervision, on site not behind a desk/computer screen erodes public money which adds to the cut in Government Funding. I have seen this mismanagement for myself, in and around Horncastle.

  LCC get your act together rather than blame Government cuts.

  From Richard Barker, Chartered Architect, RIBA and retired Director of Tarmac Professional Services.

  
  

  LCC look at how you manage the funding you get from Government. Yes a cut in funding does not help, but the waste of money you allow in materials, bad management, poor scheduling of the work, time management of labour and lack of experienced supervision, on site not behind a desk/computer screen erodes public money which adds to the cut in Government Funding. I have seen this mismanagement for myself, in and around Horncastle.

  LCC get your act together rather than blame Government cuts.
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  Bugsy pothole

  by Karan Holland , over 4 years ago
  In 2020 I hit a pothole on little steeping aerodrome , it burst my tyre . So I took some spray cans to it and painted it orange and yellow , someone took a photo of it and I had to admit it was me , I've painted 100s of potholes , been on local news , newspaper like the Sunday times and Skegness standard and on the radio . I've upset the council and ruffled a few feathers but it has had results but they fill in the potholes and it crumbles back out again . This is going... Continue reading

  In 2020 I hit a pothole on little steeping aerodrome , it burst my tyre . So I took some spray cans to it and painted it orange and yellow , someone took a photo of it and I had to admit it was me , I've painted 100s of potholes , been on local news , newspaper like the Sunday times and Skegness standard and on the radio . I've upset the council and ruffled a few feathers but it has had results but they fill in the potholes and it crumbles back out again . This is going to go on and on . Like I say you have your cars MOT to make them fit for the road what about an MOT for roads to make them fit cars X please join my face book page called bugsy pothole X
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  Awful roads

  by Goodwin Sammy, over 4 years ago

  Instead of doing bits of the road do all the roads. Aspecially the back roads. What do we pay road tax for.Down near the wash on sea lane, friskney. Full of pit holes. Always see the workers closed they roads or put traffic lights up and they not working on either not there or sat in the vans. After the roada are down do the pavements are skegness town near the shops

  Instead of doing bits of the road do all the roads. Aspecially the back roads. What do we pay road tax for.Down near the wash on sea lane, friskney. Full of pit holes. Always see the workers closed they roads or put traffic lights up and they not working on either not there or sat in the vans. After the roada are down do the pavements are skegness town near the shops