Fix our funds to fix our roads

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Thank you for your contributions to our Fix our Funds to Fix our Roads campaign.

This particular campaign has ended, but you can access the Fairer Funding campaign page, which includes a letter to your MP template, here or via 'important links'.

This is what we asked you. The report has been used to inform future planning and can be made available on request via engagement@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Council agreed again to fill the pothole in our 2023/24 highways funding from Government. An extra £7m of Lincolnshire’s cash is going into our roads.

Your County Views survey responses, FixMyStreet reports, and this

Thank you for your contributions to our Fix our Funds to Fix our Roads campaign.

This particular campaign has ended, but you can access the Fairer Funding campaign page, which includes a letter to your MP template, here or via 'important links'.

This is what we asked you. The report has been used to inform future planning and can be made available on request via engagement@lincolnshire.gov.uk 

Council agreed again to fill the pothole in our 2023/24 highways funding from Government. An extra £7m of Lincolnshire’s cash is going into our roads.

Your County Views survey responses, FixMyStreet reports, and this campaign is strengthening the case for fairer funding in Lincolnshire.

If you or local businesses have been affected by poor road conditions, tell us. By talking about the impact the lost funding has on you, we can campaign Government together.

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    Pothole Solutions

    by IW, over 4 years ago
    Whilst the loss of funding is not helpful, a change of repair method might resolve the problems. At present when reports of multiple potholes in a road are made the contractors eventually attend and repair just one or two leaving others to develop. This no doubt leads to a further repair contract in due course which generates more profit for the contractors so I can understand why they do it. Surely the most economical approach would be to fully repair badly degraded stretches of road on one visit.
    Whilst the loss of funding is not helpful, a change of repair method might resolve the problems. At present when reports of multiple potholes in a road are made the contractors eventually attend and repair just one or two leaving others to develop. This no doubt leads to a further repair contract in due course which generates more profit for the contractors so I can understand why they do it. Surely the most economical approach would be to fully repair badly degraded stretches of road on one visit.
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    Dockings holt long Sutton

    by N/A, over 4 years ago
    The road is practically falling into the dyke next to it’s not safe it’s a single track road that will soon disappear into the dyke pot wholes that are the entire road and has been abandoned for years
    The road is practically falling into the dyke next to it’s not safe it’s a single track road that will soon disappear into the dyke pot wholes that are the entire road and has been abandoned for years
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    Main Road Potholes

    by Ray Edge, over 4 years ago

    I am particularly concerned by potholes in the main part of the carriageway. We assume that there will be damage at the edge but nearer the centre they cannot be avoided when the road is busy with twoway traffic. At night they cannot be seen with approaching headlights.

    I am particularly concerned by potholes in the main part of the carriageway. We assume that there will be damage at the edge but nearer the centre they cannot be avoided when the road is busy with twoway traffic. At night they cannot be seen with approaching headlights.

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    A153

    by Lorraine Curtis, over 4 years ago
    I have to say that the A153 between Sleaford and the coast is in a shocking condition. there are countless potholes and even surface slippage ( on the approach to Anwick from Sleaford) It is beyond comprehension that the road has had money spent on re white lining it , with the white lines disappearing into the potholes! You couldn't make it up. I realize the budget for this is separate and probably done by a different contractor but what a huge waste of money. The less said about Chapel lane in Anwick the better. It has to be the... Continue reading
    I have to say that the A153 between Sleaford and the coast is in a shocking condition. there are countless potholes and even surface slippage ( on the approach to Anwick from Sleaford) It is beyond comprehension that the road has had money spent on re white lining it , with the white lines disappearing into the potholes! You couldn't make it up. I realize the budget for this is separate and probably done by a different contractor but what a huge waste of money. The less said about Chapel lane in Anwick the better. It has to be the worst piece of road in the county and is little better than a cart track with all the rutts and bumps.
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    Sutton Bridge

    by Stuck in traffic , over 4 years ago
    The works on Sutton Bridge are causing extensive distribution to the road network for the county and wider region. The A17 should be duel carriageway regardless. The bridge at Sutton is clearly not fit for purpose due to the need to have permanent signs saying queues likely, that highlights a prior knowledge of a road network design that isn't suitable for the volume of traffic. It is further compounded by the lack of public transport links in the area.
    The works on Sutton Bridge are causing extensive distribution to the road network for the county and wider region. The A17 should be duel carriageway regardless. The bridge at Sutton is clearly not fit for purpose due to the need to have permanent signs saying queues likely, that highlights a prior knowledge of a road network design that isn't suitable for the volume of traffic. It is further compounded by the lack of public transport links in the area.
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    Pitts road Washingborough

    by Harry , over 4 years ago

    How much money does Lincolnshire CC waste???

    Never have I seen such a shoddy job!!

    When are you going to correct the ridiculous condition the road has been left in??

    You complain about lack of funds !?!?

    Please reply.

    How much money does Lincolnshire CC waste???

    Never have I seen such a shoddy job!!

    When are you going to correct the ridiculous condition the road has been left in??

    You complain about lack of funds !?!?

    Please reply.

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    If the council have the cash to pay the claims then they have the cash to fix the potholes?

    by Kevin.Pridgen, over 4 years ago

    A few years ago I hit a pothole in the dark traveling from Metheringham to Woodhall Spa. It was severe enough to burst the tyre and shatter the hub and I had to pull off the road, in traffic and change the wheel. I claimed against the council and received over £800 pounds which still left me out of pocket but I’m sure is much more than it cost to eventually fix the pothole. If the council have the money to pay all the claims then they have the money to fix the holes?

    A few years ago I hit a pothole in the dark traveling from Metheringham to Woodhall Spa. It was severe enough to burst the tyre and shatter the hub and I had to pull off the road, in traffic and change the wheel. I claimed against the council and received over £800 pounds which still left me out of pocket but I’m sure is much more than it cost to eventually fix the pothole. If the council have the money to pay all the claims then they have the money to fix the holes?

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    Poor quality

    by CJ, over 4 years ago
    I understand that potholes need to be filled as repairing large sections of the road would cost far more, but there are so many repairs that are poorly done and do not last. The amount of potholes I’ve seen at the edge of our country lanes that have had poor repairs done, they do not last, what a waste of time, effort and money!

    Farmers vehicles are getting bigger, lorries using villages as rat runs, so it’s no wonder that the edges of the roads are getting worse.

    When repairs are done, they should be done properly and not just... Continue reading

    I understand that potholes need to be filled as repairing large sections of the road would cost far more, but there are so many repairs that are poorly done and do not last. The amount of potholes I’ve seen at the edge of our country lanes that have had poor repairs done, they do not last, what a waste of time, effort and money!

    Farmers vehicles are getting bigger, lorries using villages as rat runs, so it’s no wonder that the edges of the roads are getting worse.

    When repairs are done, they should be done properly and not just have some muck thrown into a water filled hole and then tampered…….

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    Waste of taxpayers money

    by Tracie, over 4 years ago
    Last year a little B road near us was totally re done, tarmac and everything done as you would expect on a little country lane.


    This week a sign has appeared to say the same road is being re surfaced! What on earth is going on, its not even 18 months old!!. Our residential road which is opposite is full of pot holes and hasn't been 're surfaced' for the 15 years I have lived here. We report the pot holes as some are quite large, and they get filled, but not to a good quality because less than 6... Continue reading

    Last year a little B road near us was totally re done, tarmac and everything done as you would expect on a little country lane.


    This week a sign has appeared to say the same road is being re surfaced! What on earth is going on, its not even 18 months old!!. Our residential road which is opposite is full of pot holes and hasn't been 're surfaced' for the 15 years I have lived here. We report the pot holes as some are quite large, and they get filled, but not to a good quality because less than 6 months later the pot holes are back, just as bad as they were the first time).


    It appears a total waste of public money.

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    Road tax

    by Concerned*me, over 4 years ago
    Why are we not expecting all road users to have to pay road tax,yes I am suggesting bicycle users and mobility users to pay,increasingly we have and increase of these road users, and they should contribute to fixing roads like any other users,soon help to increase funds then.
    Why are we not expecting all road users to have to pay road tax,yes I am suggesting bicycle users and mobility users to pay,increasingly we have and increase of these road users, and they should contribute to fixing roads like any other users,soon help to increase funds then.