700 potholes repaired last week as work continues to improve Shropshire’s roads

One of the Roadmaster vehicles

Almost 700 potholes and other road defects were repaired in the Shropshire Council area last week (week ending Sunday 1 August 2021).

The 691 treated mean that more than 8,100 potholes have now been tackled since the start of May 2021, with more being repaired every day.

As part of efforts to improve the county’s roads, crews from Shropshire Council and its contractor Kier are out across the county every day tackling potholes in a variety of ways.

Methods used include jet-patching using the county’s four Roadmaster vehicles, Texpatching [see notes] in town centres and residential areas; and patching using the new Mulithog road planer.

More traditional repairs by gangs are also carried out.

Steve Charmley, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways, said:

“These figures are very encouraging, and provide evidence of the work we’re carrying out to improve the county’s roads.

“There are still are a lot of potholes and other defects in need of attention right across the county, but we’re working hard to tackle them and to make the county’s roads safer for all road users, and we’re making really good progress.”

For more information visit www.shropshire.gov.uk/highways

Further information

About Texpatch

 Under this process, potholes are cleaned out, filled with a unique material called Texpatch, then covered with a neat, square patch. This will provide a longer-lasting, smoother, neater finish compared to traditional pothole repairs, and seals up all joints, which should result in an increased life span for the repair.

Using this process for treating urban potholes will also free up crews to tackle potholes in rural areas.