Wiltshire Council 'working hard' to repair county's potholes
The authority says the weather's brought 'perfect conditions' to cause problems
Last updated 6th Jan 2023
Wiltshire Council promise they're 'working hard' to fix potholes across the county.
They've said that a hot and dry summer, followed by some really cold weather at the start of the winter, and then lots of heavy rain. has meant there's more defects this year.
Parish Stewards in Wiltshire have been told to 'solely focus' on repairing potholes in the coming weeks, to help 'get on top of the issue'.
Cllr Dr Mark McClelland, Cabinet Member for Transport, said:
“Following the summer, the recent cold snap and the increasingly wet weather we have seen an increase in potholes on some of Wiltshire’s roads, and we’re working hard to respond to this, to ensure we have well-connected communities, as set out in our Business Plan.
“The weather has provided the perfect conditions for potholes to form, and that’s why we’re seeing an increase in the number of road defects throughout the county.
“Our teams are responding to customer reports about potholes and other highways issues, and to help with this, we’ve tasked our 18 Parish Stewards to only work on patching potholes in their communities over the coming weeks.
“Because the weather is so wet, in many cases our teams will patch the hole as a temporary fix, and then, later in the year, more permanent repairs will take place when conditions are more favourable."
We're being asked to do our bit too, by reporting road defects and potholes to the authority via the Wiltshire Council website. www.wiltshire.gov.uk/mywilts
Major routes like the A303 and A36 are managed by National Highways though, so we can't report problems on those roads.