Uk Pothole Crisis.

[pepe]

I have been a road worker ( line painter ) and can remember when we as a nation decided to surface dress our roads rather than re tarmac. One deciding factor was obviously saving money and for that one reason we now find we have not the money to repair the damage caused by cutting corners and cost. I have been in touch with my local highways coordinator and posed this fact. I received a lengthy email in which I read utter blether.

I had pointed out that none sealing of the holes with bitumen will guarantee a repeat failure, he told me we don't seal as it causes a slip hazard to two wheeled vehicles but a NEW friction sealer is being looked at. I replied that I was using an aggregate bitumen as a seal back in the nineties of which your office approved. He has ceased to reply. So just to let those in the UK who have had it it up to here with the state of our network, the money that you paid to upkeep the roads, was used to fund a booming welfare state fronted by figures who talk shit.

They will not give any reason for why it is where it is, only blether in what they are doing. Maybe brexit will help address this crisis. People are dying now.

Oh yeah another reason is using water based oil, to save our dying planet no less. Dangerous game.

 

[3FEL9]

I can report that they are doin the same thing here.. In the middle of the night.. A caravan of specialized high tech. vehicles come here to fix the road.

1. Blast the surface with propane fired burners. To blow off dust and dirt ?
2. Re-tar the entire surface a few times over ( No new asfalt laid )
3. Paint new road side and car lane lines..

It lasts about 3 months..

The problem is the speed really. Its a 50 km/h road. Few keep that and the heavy traffic grinds down the asfalt in short time..

I called the council here and talked to an official.. It was like talking to a stone. Lol

Set a 30 - 40 km/h limit and the road will last few years longer.. Me strongly thinks..

 

[pepe]

I can report that they are doin the same thing here.. In the middle of the night.. A caravan of specialized high tech. vehicles come here to fix the road.

1. Blast the surface with propane fired burners. To blow off dust and dirt ?
2. Re-tar the entire surface a few times over ( No new asfalt laid )
3. Paint new road side and car lane lines..

It lasts about 3 months..

The problem is the speed really. Its a 50 km/h road. Few keep that and the heavy traffic grinds down the asfalt in short time..

I called the council here and talked to an official.. It was like talking to a stone. Lol

Set a 30 - 40 km/h limit and the road will last few years longer.. Me strongly thinks..

Average age of the roads here in England is 92 years when talking of a resurfacing. It is a disgrace. Used to work on bitmac that is billiard table smooth and highly water resistant due to levels of oil. The reason for a hole is water penetrating layer upon layer of low oil tar spray and freezing, pop, and now a perfect catchment area for further water and freezing. Barbour Green used to be the cheap version, still high in oil but a larger stone chip. The worst there is is a water based slurry which after a while will soak water.

The guy I got in touch with also claimed another reason for not sealing off was that some holes are only temp fixes. I took that as an insult. He didn't know what to say when I asked about iron work or the lack of it as layer upon layer with no raising of man holes creates a council made hole, I think he swam back to the shallow end and pretended he couldn't hear me. Only sent him two mails and he nearly drowned in his own shit.