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Council Makes Pot Hole Promise

Monday September 17 2012

Coun Roy Miller, John Graham, head of Operations, Environmental Services and members of the Highways team.

BARNSLEY Council has promised that pot hole repairs in the borough will last longer thanks to a new piece of machinery.

The velocity road repairer has been delivered this week and, according to the council, will repair pot holes quicker, which will mean staff will be able to repair more.

Spokesman Coun Roy Miller said: “The advantage of the new process is that the repairs will have a far longer life than conventional repairs which will mean fewer visits to some of the more problematic defects.”

He added that the machinery would be best used on the rural road networks of Barnsley.

Where do you think the machine could be best used? Which street has the worst pot holes in Barnsley?

Reply Posted by lee humphries on Monday September 17 2012 at 11:32

they should do bottem off wakefield road near wickers its really bad !!!

Reply Posted by Hue on Saturday September 22 2012 at 16:04

The reason why the road has not been finished near WICKES, is that WICKES are in dispute with the council over land that belongs to them, bringing the whole works to a standstill whilst this is goes to court.

http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/news/article/5188

Reply Posted by sarah on Monday September 17 2012 at 17:06

They should redo all the roads they are all terrible.

Reply Posted by kev marshall on Monday September 17 2012 at 19:58

Summer on the way upto barnsley hospital is pretty bad

Reply Posted by Bev on Monday September 17 2012 at 20:14

They could come & use it on our road at Wombwell where the private contractor resurfaced the road on Saturday & did an horrendous job, patches all over the place, crap, cheap chippings used - oh forgot they're trying to save money so using second rate stuff, and I suppose we should be grateful we've had it done shouldnt I?!

Reply Posted by guesty mcguest on Tuesday September 18 2012 at 15:08

can they do the whole of eastgate in one go, the whole surface of the road is now just patches of pothole repairs.

Reply Posted by Andy Clegg on Saturday September 22 2012 at 15:02

The pot holes are no different to unecessary speed humps in certain areas of Barnsley which are doing damage to our car

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