Nottinghamshire (England) | 1 April 2018:
It was the worst winter for the people of Nottinghamshire in years and following it some of the worst potholes have been revealed. After cold weather and snowfall the conditions of roads have become a nightmare. Motorists and residents report the cracks have damaged their cars, costing millions to repair.
Just two weeks ago snow had fallen and the worst affected areas include Carlton and Arnold in Gedling.
A resident said potholes have been a problem for them for last six months along the Willow Road in Carlton. Initially it was just one hole and then two paving way to develop a massive one. Tyres of her car had to be changed two times in the period along with the checkup work of alignment and suspension.
Another resident said even though the maintenance workers had repaired the roads targeting the potholes by filling those up several months ago, but those have come up again due to cold weather.
On the Greendale Road in Arnold it is learned about forty potholes can be found. Those were shoved by concrete solution late last year but the cold weather has made them re-appear.
Lately the central Government to Nottinghamshire County Council released 1.6 million pound to repair damaged road.
Earlier this year the authority announced its four-year pothole repair budget of 20 millin pound and 111 roads were identified to be benefited the first.
A resident of Victoria Avenue in Lowdham said about three potholes have been there since last Christmas and those have become bigger in size now, becoming dangerous to cars and people driving.
Meanwhile, a taxi association said some of the cab drivers had earlier taken legal action as their cars were damaged due to the potholes in the city.
Reference
Source 1: We reveal the worst potholes around Nottinghamshire - and why they are getting worse
Author John Muroto
It was the worst winter for the people of Nottinghamshire in years and following it some of the worst potholes have been revealed. After cold weather and snowfall the conditions of roads have become a nightmare. Motorists and residents report the cracks have damaged their cars, costing millions to repair.
Just two weeks ago snow had fallen and the worst affected areas include Carlton and Arnold in Gedling.
A resident said potholes have been a problem for them for last six months along the Willow Road in Carlton. Initially it was just one hole and then two paving way to develop a massive one. Tyres of her car had to be changed two times in the period along with the checkup work of alignment and suspension.
Another resident said even though the maintenance workers had repaired the roads targeting the potholes by filling those up several months ago, but those have come up again due to cold weather.
On the Greendale Road in Arnold it is learned about forty potholes can be found. Those were shoved by concrete solution late last year but the cold weather has made them re-appear.
Lately the central Government to Nottinghamshire County Council released 1.6 million pound to repair damaged road.
Earlier this year the authority announced its four-year pothole repair budget of 20 millin pound and 111 roads were identified to be benefited the first.
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A resident of Victoria Avenue in Lowdham said about three potholes have been there since last Christmas and those have become bigger in size now, becoming dangerous to cars and people driving.
Meanwhile, a taxi association said some of the cab drivers had earlier taken legal action as their cars were damaged due to the potholes in the city.
Reference
Source 1: We reveal the worst potholes around Nottinghamshire - and why they are getting worse
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Author John Muroto
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