Pothole news
Potholes and poorly maintained roads are always making headlines, which just goes to prove what a major source of heartache they are for the nation's motorists. Below you'll find links to just some of the many news stories on the topic of potholes that appear every week.
Our crumbling roads: Scathing report reveals how Britain's highways are in a terrible state
England's roads are crumbling as cash-strapped councils battle to fix millions of potholes, says a damning report from government spending watchdogs.
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Spending on holes wrecking the roads, says study
Roads in England are being “driven to disrepair” by a combination of spending cuts, relatively severe winters, higher repair costs and increasing traffic, the Audit Commission has warned.
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Councils urged over 'threatened' local roads
Increasing traffic, harsh winters and less money for maintenance is impacting on the quality of local roads in England, the Audit Commission says. Read this News (opens in new window)
Date: 25/05/2011, Source: Daily MailRoad to hell: The 200m city street that is littered with 130 potholes
Is this Britain's real ‘Road to Hell’? The city street has 130 potholes in just 200 yards of road
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Potholes at large but councils can't afford £5billion to fix them
It would cost more than £5 billion to repair the potholes on England's roads as councils struggle to make repairs because of cuts to their budgets, Labour claimed today.
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Holes ain't potholes unless they're 1.5 inches
Potholes less than 1.5 inches deep will not be repaired under a council cost-cutting move.
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Pothole repairs 'could cost £13bn' says Labour
Repairs to potholes on England's roads could cost up to £13bn, the Labour Party claims.
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Drivers warned not to over-pack for Easter as record potholes make roads more dangerous
Families driving off for Easter face coming to grief as overloaded cars take to roads pitted with record numbers of potholes, a new report has warned.
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Drivers warned not to over-pack for Easter as record potholes make roads more dangerous
Families driving off for Easter face coming to grief as overloaded cars take to roads pitted with record numbers of potholes, a new report has warned.
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Torbay council to pay £200k to prevent potholes
More than 30 of Devon's roads will be resurfaced to reduce the risk of future potholes, according to Torbay Council. Read this News (opens in new window)
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