Pothole? We’ll just paint a line on it!

1:00pm Sunday 20th March 2011 in News

Barry Fountain says the council is wasting money painting over potholes Barry Fountain says the council is wasting money painting over potholes

COUNCIL workmen didn’t let a pothole get in the way of their line-painting.

Barry Fountain, 73, was shocked to discover a new white line had been painted through a large hole as he drove along Chapel Lane, Hadleigh, near where it meets the A13.

The road, and others surrounding it, are riddled with potholes and Mr Fountain feels the hole should have been reported and filled before Essex County Council commenced painting last week.

He said: “It’s ridiculous. They’re just wasting money because when they fill that pothole they’ll have to paint the line again.

“They should have stopped and reported it and all the other potholes. There’s no excuse for putting a white line through it.”

He blames construction lorries visiting the Olympic mountain biking site in Hadleigh for damaging the road surface of Chapel Lane, where he has lived for 33 years.

He complained to Essex County Council in January, but was told the road had been inspected and was in good condition.

The council denied the Olympic traffic had caused the damage and said the potholes were more likely to have been made by drivers using the road as a rat-run to avoid roadworks.

The council has received 36,000 complaints about potholes on roads and pavements across Essex and paid out almost £280,000 in compensation for damages or injuries to motorists and pedestrians over the past three years.

Comments (8)

1:06pm Sun 20 Mar 11

Alice in Her Own Land :P says...

Just when you think you have seen and heard it all....
Just when you think you have seen and heard it all.... Alice in Her Own Land :P

7:30pm Sun 20 Mar 11

stropmag says...

"The council..... said the potholes were more likely to have been made by drivers using the road as a rat-run to avoid roadworks. "
Does it matter? It is a road and meant to be driven on presumably. It would not by any chance be the council's roadworks (or those authorised by them) that they are referring to surely?
"The council..... said the potholes were more likely to have been made by drivers using the road as a rat-run to avoid roadworks. " Does it matter? It is a road and meant to be driven on presumably. It would not by any chance be the council's roadworks (or those authorised by them) that they are referring to surely? stropmag

8:56pm Sun 20 Mar 11

PJR says...

I drive down this road every day, and I don't notice any potholes. There are much worse roads than this one is being painted out to be (pardon the pun!)
I drive down this road every day, and I don't notice any potholes. There are much worse roads than this one is being painted out to be (pardon the pun!) PJR

10:29pm Sun 20 Mar 11

Last Poster says...

Driving along Ghyllgrove and up Whitmore way should be worth about £10,000 per car. Surely if we all sue the council for this gross negligence, we would be able to afford the extra rates when they have to put them up because everybody is suing them!... ? er... just as logical as these stupid moneygrubbing councils!
Driving along Ghyllgrove and up Whitmore way should be worth about £10,000 per car. Surely if we all sue the council for this gross negligence, we would be able to afford the extra rates when they have to put them up because everybody is suing them!... ? er... just as logical as these stupid moneygrubbing councils! Last Poster

10:37am Mon 21 Mar 11

APR says...

Another non-story
Another non-story APR

4:33pm Mon 21 Mar 11

jackdt09 says...

Yawn!
Maybe worth a letter to the council but not a bloody news story!
Yawn! Maybe worth a letter to the council but not a bloody news story! jackdt09

8:22pm Mon 21 Mar 11

geezer, innit says...

it's gonna cost them a sh1tload if that's how they're going to deal with the pothole problem, still it'll be less than actually fixing the bluddy thngs. What a sorry shower of sh1t the council is
it's gonna cost them a sh1tload if that's how they're going to deal with the pothole problem, still it'll be less than actually fixing the bluddy thngs. What a sorry shower of sh1t the council is geezer, innit

10:44am Wed 23 Mar 11

GentleGiant says...

If they cannot repair large potholes on the waterside farm roundabout, they are hardly likely to worry about holes on side roads!
If they cannot repair large potholes on the waterside farm roundabout, they are hardly likely to worry about holes on side roads! GentleGiant

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