Potholes ….

Please see below some advice from Hampshire County Councillor via our County Councillor, Debbie Curnow-Ford:

“It’s the time of year when we begin to see many more potholes forming on Hampshire’s Roads.

Potholes form for many reasons, hydraulic action, structural weakness, subsoil movement for example. At this time of year though, and particularly after the range of weather we’ve had in the last fortnight, they ae more likely to form.

Water penetrates cracks in the surface of the road during rain, when it freezes it expands, causing the structure to break down, and as vehicles pass over it that weakness gets worse until such time as the surface breaks away creating the pothole.

Hampshire Highways can’t fix them unless we know about them, so PLEASE, if you see a pothole in your road or when you are out and about, take a few moments to report it to the Hampshire County Council online system. The link to do so is here: https://www.hants.gov.uk/…/roadma…/roadproblems/potholes

Reporting it here is the best way to ensure it is fixed as quickly as possible.

We prioritise the busiest routes first when fixing issues, so if it’s a minor road it may take a longer to get to it, but we will fix it. A full list of where to report various issues to HCC is below as always.”

Cllr Curnow-Ford’s complete report for February can be seen below.