Big freeze leaves pothole problems in Culross
22 Jan 2010-
Are potholes caused by the big freeze causing problems in Culross?
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Councils around the country are facing huge bills to repair roads
Despite the efforts of gritting and maintenance teams during the recent bad weather, a report in the Herald reveals that councils across Scotland are facing an overspend of nearly double on winter maintenance budgets for gritting and snow clearance, with a national bill over nearly £100 million.
Has your street been badly affected by the freeze? Seen any damaged roads here in Culross? Post your comments and photos here on s1culross
You can report potholes and road problems to Fife Council's Road Faults reporting service - call 08451 55 00 11 - to report an emergency out of hours call 08451 55 00 99.
23 Jan 2010 | 9:19:58
Lynne Smith says
The roads must be of third world quality in the first instance if they have crumbled so badly because of three weeks adverse weather conditions. There were plenty of potholes in Culross before the "big freeze" anyway. A lot of them generated by the dozens of utility jobs that have been "finished off" to a disgracefully poor standard and then not followed up by Fife Council's roads department. Expect the same excuses in the summer IF the summer weather matches the winter characteristically and we experience a "heatwave" for 3 weeks. It's nothing to do with adverse weather conditions, it's to do with an adversely run council. There are metaphoric potholes in everything they run, from education to refuse collection.