5,000 potholes fixed in Gloucestershire

More than 5,000 potholes have been fixed in the past two weeks in Gloucestershire.

As part of Operation Road Rescue, 70 teams from Gloucestershire County Council have been out repairing 5,017 potholes, patching and resurfacing roads that were badly damaged during the freezing weather.

The council has diverted 30 per cent extra highways staff into dealing with repairs and it aims to fix about 90,000 potholes in the next six months.

Roads fixed so far:

East Area

B4135 Kingscote

A46 Calcot Crossroads to County Boundary

Coombe End, Elkstone

Tetbury Lane, Leighterton

A44 Bourton on Hill

Stratton Heights, Purlley Road, Cirencester

Shab Hill, Elkstone

Easton Grey

Central Area

Clifton Road, Gloucester

Hales Road, Cheltenham

Station Road, Churchdown

High Street, Stonehouse

A419 Chipmans Platt to Nastend Junction

A419 Cowcombe Hill, Chalford

Butterow Hill, Stroud

Bakers Mill Bridge, Frampton Mansell

Winchester Way Cheltenham

West Area

Fiddington Lane

Wormington

Snows Hill

Pillowell Road

Hales Road, Gloucestershire

Clanna Lane, Alvington

We also undertook resurfacing works at the following locations:

Central

Newton Road, Cheltenham

St Paul Street North, Cheltenham

Up Hatherley Way / Cold pool Lane Roundabout

West

A38 Tewkesbury Bypass

B4221 Kilcot

East Area

A44 Bourton on Hill

Stratton Heights, Purlley Road, Cirencester

Shab Hill, Elkstone

Easton Grey

A429 Stow Hill