‘We stay within the pothole capital of UK – it is like driving on the Moon’s floor’
A UK city has been dubbed the “pothole capital of England” – and locals are raging.
A examine discovered Hereford had extra potholes than some other space within the nation with a whopping 25,000 reported to the council final yr alone. Data from studies on the FixMyStreet platform revealed there was one pothole reported for each 127 residents in Hereford.
The native council is struggling to maintain up with demand, with figures exhibiting simply half of reported potholes being stuffed in. Residents additionally declare the pavements are “falling apart”, with some too scared to enterprise out after darkish in case they journey over.
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Great-gran Jenni Gough, 76, says the state of the roads outdoors her house in Andrews Close are “appalling”.
The retired PA stated: “I have lived here for 25 years and I’ve never known the roads and pavements to be so bad. There are about three potholes at the end of our road which have been there for three years and they just get bigger and bigger.
“About six months in the past the council stuffed them in however already they’re sinking and it will not be lengthy till they’re again to what they have been. A good friend of mine was biking on a essential highway and did not see a pothole as a result of it had been raining and the highway appeared flat.
“They went over their handlebars and landed in the middle of the road. Luckily the cars stopped in time but it could have been a disaster.”
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Jenni slammed Herefordshire Council for splashing money on “pointless” highway markings as an alternative of fixing the pothole downside. She stated: “A few months ago and for some unknown reason, the council painted yellow lines on a roundabout. A few weeks later workmen came out and covered them up.
“If they have cash to waste on pointless yellow strains then they need to spend extra on repairing the roads correctly.”
Tyre-fitter Jake Bow, 29, raged he is out saving drivers from pothole harm at the very least thrice a day. He additionally had his personal run-in with a pothole, which burst his tyre earlier this month.
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He stated: “I was going quite slowly but hit this large pothole in the road and my front driver’s side tyre just went bang. I took a few pictures of the damage and the pothole before I made a claim to the council because I’ve heard stories of people claiming for compensation from the council only for the council to rush out and quickly fill in the hole.
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“It’s like whack-a-mole but the council need to get a grip on the situation. It’s getting to the point where it’s almost not worth the risk of driving into Hereford.”
The Daily Star has reached out to Herefordshire Council for a remark.
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