Road across Lincolnshire with the most potholes, including figures for Stamford, Bourne, Spalding, Grantham and the Deepings
Potholes are a source of hatred, frustration and annoyance for drivers.
The quality of the roads we drive on can have a big impact on our vehicle and, more importantly, safety.
In the past year Lincolnshire County Council has spent £3,155,328 fixing potholes. But often as soon as one is filled, new potholes are reported.
Most of us are probably guilty of thinking the roads we drive on regularly are the most dangerous or bumpy.
But which roads are the worst in the county? We asked Lincolnshire County Council which roads have had the most potholes reported.
The 10 streets in Lincolnshire are:
Cowbit Weston Hill from A16 Spalding Bypass to B1166 - 128
Dysart Road, Grantham- 104
Hoplands Road, Coningsby - 95
High Dike, Barkston and Welby - 77
Grantham Road, Sleaford - 76
Spalford Road, Eagle near Lincoln - 72
High Dyke, Old Somerby - 71
Beresford Avenue, Skegness - 57
Tinwell Road, Stamford - 55
Dunston Heath Lane, Dunston - 51
The roads with the most potholes reported in Stamford:
Tinwell Road - 55
Empingham Road - 17
Sussex Road - 17
Ryhall Road - 16
Kettering Road - 12
Exeter Gardens - 11
North Street -10
Barnack Road - 9
Uffington Road - 7
Priory Road - 7
The roads with the most potholes reported in Grantham:
Dysart Road - 104
Belton Lane - 36
Broad Street - 35
Great North Road - 27
Castlegate - 27
Finkin Street - 27
Cliffe Road - 23
Harrowby Lane - 19
Park Road - 18
Stamford Street - 17
The roads with the most potholes reported in Spalding:
Hawthorn Bank - 43
Holland Road - 24
Pinchbeck Road - 23
Wygate Park - 16
West Marsh Road - 13
Clay Lake - 11
Bourne Road - 8
Aintree Drive - 7
Kellett Gate - 7
River Bank - 7
The roads with the most potholes reported in Bourne:
Spalding Road - 21
South Fen Road - 19
Mill Drove - 11
Coggles Causeway - 9
South Street - 8
Kingsway - 8
Cawthorpe Road - 7
St Gilbert’s Road - 7
Queen’s Road - 7
Meadowgate - 6
The roads with the most potholes reported in Market Deeping:
Stamford Road - 20
Northfield Road - 9
Wellington Way - 7
Halfleet - 6
Wade Park Avenue - 6
Church Street - 5
Towngate West - 3
Market Deeping bypass - 3
Bramley Road - 3
Peterborough Road - 2
The council usually repairs potholes deeper than 40mm on the roads and deeper than 25mm in a footpath.
A spokesperson for Lincolnshire County Council said: “Safety is our top priority, so any faults that are a danger to drivers and other road users will be repaired before others.
“If we have a major scheme of maintenance planned for the area, we may not carry out works immediately.
“To help prioritise repairs we consider the size and depth of the pothole alongside the location including the traffic speed and volume.”
Potholes deeper than 40mm on A roads are usually filled within 24 hours of reporting while on B and C roads it normally takes up to 28 days of reporting.
Concerns about highways issues can be reported via the website FixMyStreet.
Where is the worst pothole you have seen? Let us know in the comments.
