By The recent cold weather could be blamed for the state of the roads. Potholes are usually caused by water seeping into cracks in the road surface and then freezing. The ice expands, breaking open the tarmac.
Despite councils filling in almost two million potholes a year, it seems they just can’t keep up.
Across Scunthorpe and surrounding villages it seems as though more and more potholes are emerging.
One Burton resident got in touch with GI. Kerry Stanley said ‘On Stather road just past the lights on the right hand side theres not a pothole, it’s a sinkhole it’s that big it’s about 4ft wide and a foot deep.
Why don’t the council have a couple of people in a pick up with tarmac in the back and just drive around filling in pot holes.’
As well as potentially giving drivers a nasty jolt, potholes can cause a significant amount of damage to cars.
According to the Money Saving Expert website. ‘If you’ve hit a divot or a crack and your car’s damaged, the process of filing a claim can seem daunting, and many drivers don’t know where to start. But if the authority which was responsible for maintaining the road failed to do so properly, it is possible to successfully claim for repairs in full.’
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/pothole-claims/
The North Lincolnshire Council website states:
How quickly we repair a pot hole depends on the risk it poses to road users. This can be difficult as all pot holes present some risk, but the main factors considered are:
- Size and depth of the pothole
- Type of traffic using the road
- Speed and volume of traffic
- Road alignment and visibility of the pothole
- Position of the pothole in the road
If you would like to raise any concerns regarding the roads in North Lincolnshire, please contact the council on the information below:
customerservice@northlincs.gov.uk
01724 297000
Highways
North Lincolnshire Council
8-9 Billet Lane
Normanby Enterprise Park
Scunthorpe
DN15 9YH
