1:30pm Thursday 11th March 2010
By Flora Drury
A WORCESTER street described as nothing more than potholes has been resurfaced.
Worcestershire County Council said it planned to fix Park Street’s pothole problem on Monday, March 8, and – as promised – the road has been resurfaced.
Your Worcester News reported last week how Park Street, off Wyld’s Lane in Worcester, was littered with potholes.
Spetchley resident Andrew Robinson, aged 62, contacted us after he drove down the street in February. He said: “I have never seen anything so bad in my life. It was a joke.”
The council said it was trying to deal with potholes around Worcestershire in an organised manner, with a programme of repairs.
A spokesman said: “As stated in the original article, the potholes on Park Street had been patched as a temporary measure until the weather conditions allowed us to carry out the planned resurfacing work, which was completed this week.
“The county council is continuing to put every effort into repairing potholes as quickly as possible and have so far repaired over 6,000 across the county.”
Potholes have appeared across the country following the freezing conditions this winter and the AA have reported there have been almost £3 million worth of claims in the last month due to potholes.
Motorists can report a problem pothole anywhere in the county by calling the Worcestershire Hub on 0845 6072005 or by logging onto the council’s website at worcestershire.gov.uk/ reportapothole.
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