POLICE and Wiltshire Council were forced to cone off deep potholes on the A363 Bath Road just outside Bradford on Avon that could have caused serious damage to passing vehicles.
The potholes were reported to the council on Saturday (January 13) and the two authorities took swift action to ensure that drivers could avoid them.
They were located on the carriageway leading to Sally in the Woods just outside Bradford on Avon close to the junction with the B3105 before the Cumberwell Park Golf Club.
Cllr Caroline Thomas, Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport, said; “The police reported these potholes to us on Saturday, January 13 and the repair was undertaken on Monday, January 15.
“Adverse weather conditions, linked to climate change, have had a material impact in the quality of our roads over recent years.
“The cycle of hot summers opening up surface cracks, significant rainfall and freezing temperatures are perfect conditions for potholes to form.
“But we are committed to filling more potholes and resurfacing more miles of roads than in previous years using the £3.2 million additional pothole funding received from Government this financial year and investing £10 million extra capital funding into preventive highway maintenance over the next two years.
“We have also been informed of an extra £5.228 million to come from the government following the HS2 decisions.
“Our highways engineers are, therefore, drawing up a programme of surfacing and highways treatment work using the additional funds through to 2025; working with our term contractors, Milestone, to secure the necessary resources.
“The extra £10 million to help fund our ambitious programme of highways maintenance improvement is only possible thanks to this council's prudent financial management and helps us meet our Business Plan goal to foster vibrant, well-connected communities.
“We encourage residents to report potholes and other highways issues. The best way to report is by using the MyWilts mobile app, which allows you to take photographs and use the GPS on a Smart phone, as well as receive notifications as to any action (or not, as the case may be). It will also provide you with an item log number which can be used to escalate the problem.
“I would like to assure residents each defect is subject to inspection and categorisation for repair in accordance with our Highway Inspection Manual.”
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