Thousands of potholes to be fixed by end of the year

'HARD WORK' HAS BEEN DONE BEFORE COLD WEATHER ARRIVES

- By LAUREN MONAGHAN

MORE than 8,000 Nottinghamshire potholes will be fixed by December this year, a senior councillor has said.

Between April 1 and October 31, 8,860 potholes and road defects were reported to Nottinghamshire County Council.

The figure was mentioned in the council's cabinet meeting on Thursday as part of the authority's anticipated highways review.

Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) following the meeting, council leader Mick Barton (Reform) said the authority and its highway partner, VIA, "have worked really hard before the winter" to fix potholes.

He said: "We've reported over 8,000 potholes since our administration in May. If you don't work on them before winter, they will break up - a lot of them have been repaired properly."

Councillor Bert Bingham (Reform), cabinet member for transport and environment, told the LDRS these would be "pretty much done by December" as part of preventative efforts before the colder and wetter months.

Part of the council's highway plan is to "maximise" opportunities for improving the county's roads.