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  Meadow Lane

  by Sue, almost 5 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, almost 5 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., almost 5 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 , almost 5 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, almost 5 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
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  Main road into Mablethorpe

  by Nita, almost 5 years ago
  Disgusting that they have spent the last six months doing a new footpath from a caravan site into town when the road beside it is absolutely disgusting more pot holes than road, one side is subsiding it really is dangerous .

  Disgusting that they have spent the last six months doing a new footpath from a caravan site into town when the road beside it is absolutely disgusting more pot holes than road, one side is subsiding it really is dangerous .
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  Covid & still no better

  by Bex from Sleaford, almost 5 years ago

  I have worked from home most of covid luckily but found that when I need to drive the repairs have failed and the only road that is better is from Great Gonerby going towards Belton over the hill. We need to get better at fixing the roads in this county to stop damage to vehicles and help people travel safely no matter what their mode of travel.
  

  I have worked from home most of covid luckily but found that when I need to drive the repairs have failed and the only road that is better is from Great Gonerby going towards Belton over the hill. We need to get better at fixing the roads in this county to stop damage to vehicles and help people travel safely no matter what their mode of travel.
  
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  playing at it.

  by chris anderson, almost 5 years ago
  We live at Lissington, The road between Lissington and Linwood recently underwent some "repairs" although many potholes were not addressed, a number of the repairs" done are now crumbling due to the weight of our present day traffic, and remain a danger to all road users, especially cyclists and motor cyclists. What happened to the system of tar and chippings? This system sealed the whole road surface so there were no mid-road edges to erode, and was very effective for a long time.

  Chris Anderson

  The Maltings

  Lissington.

  We live at Lissington, The road between Lissington and Linwood recently underwent some "repairs" although many potholes were not addressed, a number of the repairs" done are now crumbling due to the weight of our present day traffic, and remain a danger to all road users, especially cyclists and motor cyclists. What happened to the system of tar and chippings? This system sealed the whole road surface so there were no mid-road edges to erode, and was very effective for a long time.

  Chris Anderson

  The Maltings

  Lissington.
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  Hope Springs Eternal

  by Paul Strong, almost 5 years ago

  Claxby

  This month will see the fourth anniversary of the initial report to LCC Highways (LCCH) 'Fix My Street' internet reporting facility and it is not a Happy Birthday. Needless to say it still remains to be fixed despite over 20 reports in the past year!

  So much so that had LCCH carried out the necessary remedial work when first alerted what will now be a very expensive project involving over 200m of roadway would have been easily affordable.

  The whole surface of Normanby Rise is now a patchwork of recently filled potholes, filled but breaking up potholes and unfilled... Continue reading

  Claxby

  This month will see the fourth anniversary of the initial report to LCC Highways (LCCH) 'Fix My Street' internet reporting facility and it is not a Happy Birthday. Needless to say it still remains to be fixed despite over 20 reports in the past year!

  So much so that had LCCH carried out the necessary remedial work when first alerted what will now be a very expensive project involving over 200m of roadway would have been easily affordable.

  The whole surface of Normanby Rise is now a patchwork of recently filled potholes, filled but breaking up potholes and unfilled potholes. There is now more evidence of potholes than the original surface which, having been dug up to put in sewage and mains water pipes is also breaking up.

  Because the verge drainage ditches and a culvert are blocked every time it rains more and more of the surface is washed away downhill.

  The road has a 7.5t limit meaningless because the giant 44t artics and huge tractors with caterpillar tracks all have exemption because they are farm vehicles.

  The road is not wide enough to accommodate these vast machines and as a consequence the verges are gouged out and pitted to a depth of over 2 feet. Woe betide

  any unsuspecting motorist falling in because it would undoubtedly be goodbye to the front suspension and significant parts of bodywork. Even the threat of paying out

  large amounts of compensation has no effect on LCCH.

  The village has three access roads,(No! make that two because that from the

  North is now an often flooded, deteriorating and potholed farm track that many villagers refuse to use. Soon it may be only 1 !

  We appeal for help in our hour of need before we are cut off even more from

  civilisation.

  Our plight is akin to Macbeth as an ode to LCCH:

  Tommorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow

  Creeps in this petty pace from day to day

  To the last syllable of recorded time

  And all our yesterdays have lighted fools

  The way to dusty death. Out out brief candle

  Life's like a walking shadow, a poor player

  That struts and frets his hour upon the stage

  And then is heard no more

  It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury

  Signifying nothing!
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  Transport Research Laboratory state "Prevention is better than cure" for potholes

  by Steve , almost 5 years ago
  In Feb 2022 a survey device capable of monitoring road condition will be launched on to the UK market. It is capable of finding minor changes in road surfaces so that pot holes can be detected as they start to happen, this allows authorities to rectify an issue before it becomes costly.

  TRL report on potholes stated "prevention is better than Cure" since this finding 10 years ago we have not changed the way we do things and the pothole problem is getting worse.

  Using this specialist equipment, together with the skills in the Lincolnshire Laboratory we can reduce the... Continue reading

  In Feb 2022 a survey device capable of monitoring road condition will be launched on to the UK market. It is capable of finding minor changes in road surfaces so that pot holes can be detected as they start to happen, this allows authorities to rectify an issue before it becomes costly.

  TRL report on potholes stated "prevention is better than Cure" since this finding 10 years ago we have not changed the way we do things and the pothole problem is getting worse.

  Using this specialist equipment, together with the skills in the Lincolnshire Laboratory we can reduce the impact and costs of fixing potholes.

  Please contact me on - steve.isaacs@ptsinternational.co.uk