(14/01/2010)

Motorists Warned of Pothole Dangers during the Big Freeze

As Britain faces yet another week of snow and ice, motorists are being warned to look out for an increasing number of potholes in the roads.

The continuous cycle of freezing and thawing water is causing cracks in neglected roads to widen, eventually resulting in the tarmac collapsing into the void, forming potholes.

Councils right across Britain have already asked the Government for increased funds to help fix their weather-damaged roads.

After the two-week cold snap in February last year, the AA revealed that there was a 40 per cent increase in road damage, pushing the number of potholes in Britain up to around 1.5 million. In April, the Asphalt Industry Alliance reported that there was a pothole for every 120 yards of road in England and Wales, and that it would take 13 years to work through the backlog of repairs.

Professor Stephen Glaister, director of the RAC Foundation, said: “Potholes are not just about inconvenience. They damage vehicles and cause accidents. It is wrong to think doing nothing is the easy option.

“In previous years councils have spent almost as much money dealing with compensation claims as fixing the problem.”

The Local Government Association, which represents councils in England and Wales, claims that its members spent more than £60million filling in 970,000 potholes last year.

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