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Newton Aycliffe's Westmorland Way ‘worst for potholes'

A County Durham street that was branded the worst in the North East for potholes will be getting a new lease of life later this year.
Pictures from the roads that were taken by The Northern Echo show huge dips in the road with patches of tarmac covering some of the bigger potholes.
However, Durham County Council has now said that the road will be getting fixing in this financial year.
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https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/23668439.newton-aycliffes-westmorland-way-worst-potholes/
 
Today's paper had a picture of Pete Buttigieg visiting a site of extreme flood damage. Going to a concert up that way we had booked a night at this hotel for next week. I think plans have changed....

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Orphia Nay said:
Our local community groups are awash with people complaining about potholes.

It occured to me that roads pretty much decay at the same rate wherever you go.
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I don't think they do-- it depends on the exact material the road is constructed from, the climate conditions, and the volume and nature of the traffic. I live in a city that is notoriously cheap with infrastructure so the major roads that get lots of traffic --particularly big trucks-- are in terrible shape. Cold winters and hot summers don't help. Then when repairs are made, they're done with the cheapest possible materials...which don't last very long at all. We're spending far more on repeated repairs than it would cost to do it right the first time. I think this is a real-world example of Sam Vimes's "Boots Theory of Economics": we spend more on road repairs than a richer city would but we still have crappy streets!
 
Orphia Nay said:
Our local community groups are awash with people complaining about potholes.

It occured to me that roads pretty much decay at the same rate wherever you go.

I'd like to know if people complain everywhere else, not just here and in the NE UK.
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After three years of La Niña rain, we had potholes out the wazoo. It was a running joke on the local Facebook community group.
 
TragicMonkey said:
I don't think they do-- it depends on the exact material the road is constructed from, the climate conditions, and the volume and nature of the traffic. I live in a city that is notoriously cheap with infrastructure so the major roads that get lots of traffic --particularly big trucks-- are in terrible shape. Cold winters and hot summers don't help. Then when repairs are made, they're done with the cheapest possible materials...which don't last very long at all. We're spending far more on repeated repairs than it would cost to do it right the first time. I think this is a real-world example of Sam Vimes's "Boots Theory of Economics": we spend more on road repairs than a richer city would but we still have crappy streets!
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Sure. But do locals complain about it?
 
arthwollipot said:
And in California, a tricksy otter has been stealing surfboards.
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And a national park has reported thefts of pic-a-nic baskets! The culprit is thought to be either a bear, or a vampire. Fifty tons of garlic and crucifixes are being rushed to the site.
 
TragicMonkey said:
And a national park has reported thefts of pic-a-nic baskets! The culprit is thought to be either a bear, or a vampire. Fifty tons of garlic and crucifixes are being rushed to the site.
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Understandable. I've heard the stories of those pic-a-nic basket thefts, and clearly whotever is doing them, is smarter than the average bear.
 
Orphia Nay said:
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I'd like to know if people complain everywhere else, not just here and in the NE UK.
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Nitpick: Newton Aycliffe is in County Durham, which is part of the north east of England, some considerable distance from the north east of the UK. Please don't fall into that habit of thinking England is synonymous with the United Kingdom.


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