New blitz on potholes in Darwen roads

12:00pm Thursday 14th March 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Dan Clough, Reporter

A pothole in Hazel Avenue, Darwen A pothole in Hazel Avenue, Darwen

PLANS to treat six roads in Darwen with a revolutionary new surface to combat potholes have been welcomed.

But concerns have also been raised about the quality of the material and whether the right roads have been chosen.

Blackburn with Darwen Council last week announced it had secured £334,000 in Government cash for the ‘innovative’ solution to the motorists’ plague.

And the council’s chief of regeneration, Brian Bailey, said the ‘micro-asphalt’ would be used to resurface roads that had just started to deteriorate, in a bid to make them more resistant to cold and wet weather.

The streets earmarked for treatment are Union Street, Birch Hall Avenue, Church Bank Street, Hazel Avenue, St John’s Avenue and Pole Lane.

Councillors in Darwen welcomed the move, but others had reservations.

Marsh House town councillor Simon Huggill said a new type of surface had been used on the A666 and hadn’t worked.

He said: “If this system is anything like the one used in the town centre and is already cracking, that is not a permanent repair for the potholes.

“My worry is what research has gone into this new road surface?”

Sudell councillor Roy Davies said other roads should be prioritised for treatment. He said: “I do think it would be more appropriate to do the roads that are bad.

“I am not against them doing the roads they are doing, but some streets, such as Marsh Terrace in my ward, need some proper attention.

“I agree there are some bad roads among those mentioned but they should look at the others in Darwen that are in a bad state first.”

Sunnyhurst councillor Dave Smith said the roads earmarked for work were the right ones.

He said: “Most of those roads are ones I have highlighted in the past as being particularly bad.

“Obviously, there are a lot of other roads that need doing but the council has not got the cash to do them all.”

Comments (6)

1:06pm Thu 14 Mar 13

happycyclist says...

Bring back cobbles. Hard-wearing, easily repairable, and traffic-calming. Hopeless for cyclists, but I could live with that in towns.
Bring back cobbles. Hard-wearing, easily repairable, and traffic-calming. Hopeless for cyclists, but I could live with that in towns. happycyclist

2:53pm Thu 14 Mar 13

lwg76 says...

Translation of the Councillors Comments.

"Theirs may be worse than Ours, but do Ours First.

Plan A didn't work there, therefore Plan B most certainly won't work here.

I thought we elected Councillors not Second Rate Road Engineers.
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Translation of the Councillors Comments. "Theirs may be worse than Ours, but do Ours First. Plan A didn't work there, therefore Plan B most certainly won't work here. I thought we elected Councillors not Second Rate Road Engineers. . lwg76

1:42am Fri 15 Mar 13

Rapid43 says...

Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.
Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time. Rapid43

4:23pm Fri 15 Mar 13

Angusam says...

Rapid43 wrote:
Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.
Totally agree, the entire area from Olive Lane down to the top of Sudell Road needs attention over the speed humps it is in a really bad state of repair.
[quote][p][bold]Rapid43[/bold] wrote: Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.[/p][/quote]Totally agree, the entire area from Olive Lane down to the top of Sudell Road needs attention over the speed humps it is in a really bad state of repair. Angusam

10:45pm Sun 17 Mar 13

Darwen Malc says...

Angusam wrote:
Rapid43 wrote:
Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.
Totally agree, the entire area from Olive Lane down to the top of Sudell Road needs attention over the speed humps it is in a really bad state of repair.
That stretch of road must be the worst in the entire borough. Even at 20mph your car feels like the shock absorbers are non existant!
[quote][p][bold]Angusam[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Rapid43[/bold] wrote: Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.[/p][/quote]Totally agree, the entire area from Olive Lane down to the top of Sudell Road needs attention over the speed humps it is in a really bad state of repair.[/p][/quote]That stretch of road must be the worst in the entire borough. Even at 20mph your car feels like the shock absorbers are non existant! Darwen Malc

9:53am Mon 18 Mar 13

happycyclist says...

Darwen Malc wrote:
Angusam wrote:
Rapid43 wrote:
Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.
Totally agree, the entire area from Olive Lane down to the top of Sudell Road needs attention over the speed humps it is in a really bad state of repair.
That stretch of road must be the worst in the entire borough. Even at 20mph your car feels like the shock absorbers are non existant!
You want to try it on a road bike!
[quote][p][bold]Darwen Malc[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Angusam[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]Rapid43[/bold] wrote: Will the Highways department or Council either remove or repair the broken to bits speed bumps on Sudell Side Street, they are horendous, it doesn't matter how slow you approach them when going over them, your car takes a beating every time.[/p][/quote]Totally agree, the entire area from Olive Lane down to the top of Sudell Road needs attention over the speed humps it is in a really bad state of repair.[/p][/quote]That stretch of road must be the worst in the entire borough. Even at 20mph your car feels like the shock absorbers are non existant![/p][/quote]You want to try it on a road bike! happycyclist

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