The county council insists all of its pothole-fixing techniques – some of which can be made waterproof even without cutting out a surrounding section of road – provide “quality, long-lasting repair[s]”
Lancashire County Council has been blasted over a suggestion it has reverted to the practice of “blobbing” potholes with tar, rather than carrying out more substantial repairs.
The risk traditionally associated with that process is that water can find its way in around the edges of the hole and quickly undo the repair job – leaving motorists frustrated and road workers making repeated visits to the same problem spots.The county council insists all of its pothole-fixing techniques – some of which can be made waterproof even without cutting out a surrounding section of road – provide “quality, long-lasting repair”.
“So when cabinet members say, ‘We’ve repaired X amount of potholes,’ that could be the same pothole three times, they’ve done it in a cheap and nasty way,” added Cllr Potter, who is also a county councillor for the Preston West division. The county council has also this month created a £2.5m “responsive patching” programme for the year ahead, which aims to make similarly good quality repairs to areas of road around 25 square metres in size. Separately, pre-planned resurfacing schemes see entire roads – or stretches of them – relaid, for which £11.7m has been earmarked for 2024/25.
“Not all methods require cutting out of the surrounding surface, as we have innovative materials which are water activated or methods which fill the void then provide a waterproof layer over the top. All of these methods provide a quality, long lasting repair.
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