Potholes

Lancashire County Council's Reform UK administration says the road network is much improved compared to earlier in the year - but opposition councillors are far from convinced

Potholes: claim of "fantastic" improvement met with scepticism amid stats spat

Dozens of additional road resurfacing schemes have been programmed across Lancashire - including six in Preston and Chorley

The full list of 59 extra roads being resurfaced in Lancashire this year

Surface dressing in action

The road resurfacing technique being used twice as much in Lancashire this year

The most frequently asked question for Lancashire Highways is why they sometimes only fix one or two potholes at a time.

Lancs Highways answer the public's MOST asked question on potholes

Lancashire County Council has rolled out an additional £5m for the upkeep of its roads

How Lancs County Council will decide which roads to resurface with extra £5m

County Cllr Michael Lavalette thinks Lancashire County Council could end up in a legal hole over potholes

Potholes: councillor plans 'class action lawsuit' in roads compensation push

Spot the potholes! 14 pics show the shocking state of Chorley roads

Lancashire County Council will close Garstang Road overnight for resurfacing work on four consecutive nights from 8pm to 5am

Major Preston road to close evenings and overnight this week for pothole repairs

Potholes top the list of motorists’ bugbears

Cars damaged by a pothole cost an average of £164 to repair

'Someone's going to get killed': biker blasts Lancashire's 'death trap' potholes

We know people are frustrated by the number of potholes

Spot the potholes! 14 pics show the state of Preston roads

Action like this from the 2025 Tour de France will hit the streets of Lancashire next year

Lancashire road maintenance fund to help cover Tour de France costs

The full list of all the 80 roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

The full list of over 100 roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

Standards for pothole filling are usually monitored over three-month periods

'No way of knowing' if Lancashire's potholes are being filled in quickly enough

Motorways are not immune from potholes - as the M65 has proved

Lancashire motorway potholes 'are a death waiting to happen'
Lives are being endangered by potholes on a Lancashire motorway, a senior councillor has claimed.
Paul Faulkner

Coun Azhar Ali (inset) has expressed shock over the way potholes have been repaired in Lancashire

"Shocking to see" - reports of pothole repairs done with gas canister

Pothole repairs in Newgate Lane/Green Lane, Whitestake - with big holes left unattended next to recently-laid patches.

'Half a job' - Residents question repairs on 'worst adopted road'

Potholes continue to be a common concern for motorists across Preston

15 of the worst pothole-hit roads in Preston, according to you

Just some of the potholes in Green Lane and Newgate Lane, Whitestake

'Name me a worse road' - is this Lancashire's most pot-holed road?

Ashley Dalton MP is urging LCC to take urgent ation on potholes

'Use the funding' - MP calls urgent pothole action after amber rating

On a soaking wet day, the Land Cruiser is the perfect partner for a rural run, as Gareth Butterfield found out

Toyota Land Cruiser review: unstoppable in the worst UK weather

The pothole patchwork quilt should be a thing of the past under the new Lancashire County Council repair system

Pothole numbers plummet across Lancashire as 'more filled in for same cost'

TomTom's new "Tom" device aims to alert you to hazards without using any apps

TomTom “Tom” hazard alert device review: simple, clever, effective

County Cllr Warren Goldsworthy (centre) has high hopes for the new pothole-filling technique being used in Lancashire

'We'll make pothole repairs last from now on', county council pledges

Some of Lancashire's top politicians were probed over the county's potholes

'Potholes are voters' priority', say councillors - so what will they do about th...

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Closer look at UK’s pothole crisis as councils told to prove progress
The longer potholes remain unfixed, the more the infrastructure of our roads deteriorates, potentially leading to even more severe repairs down the line.
Jessica Martin

Domino's launches pothole-proof delivery bike

Domino's unveil bike to keep pizzas safe from potholes

Tens of millions more in funding is being poured into Lancashire's potholes this year

Potholes: here are all the roads in Lancashire to be resurfaced this year

Lancashire County Council says it will invest £45m more over the next three years to reduce the number of roads that look like this

'Potholes are the people's priority': £45m windfall for Lancashire's roads

Shocking UK Sinkholes and Landslips Caught on Camera

Land Rover driver rams workman after ignoring road closure

Land Rover driver rams workman and sends him 'flying into a bush'

The top 35 worst roads in Lancashire for potholes according to you

Serife Mehmet, 30, said she has often wished to move away from the area due to the extent of the rubbish

Revolting rubbish and nightmare potholes are making my car filthy

Furious resident Douglas Debnam on Whitebarns Lane in the village of Furneaux Phelham in Hertfordshire, is embroiled in Britain's longest running pothole row.

Our council want £100k to fix road with 32 potholes...we're furious!

A Lancashire-based company has received two national awards due to their innovations in pothole repairs.

Lancashire firm scoops national awards for pothole repair innovations

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh in Blackpool

Transport Secretary praises council's record on fixing potholes

A new campaign from Blackburn with Darwen Council hopes to educate residents on what constitutes a pothole and explain more about the lack of funding available.

We’re as frustrated as our residents with the state of our roads

West Sussex landscaper Harry Smith-Haggett, 22, has been filling in Horsham's potholes with flowers dubbed 'pretty potholes'.

'I made my roads pretty!' Pothole flowerbed service goes viral

A manhole cover on Cowling Brow has been temporarily covered with tar, for safety reasons, following a fatal crash last month

Details emerge of 'hole in the road' hit by cyclist who died in crash

31 of the worst roads for potholes in Lancashire

31 of the worst roads for potholes in Lancashire - as voted by you

Lancashire's potholes are being fixed within a reasonable timeframe, the county council has said

Lancashire 'back up to speed' with pothole repairs, council claims

Residents have blasted developers after paying £550,000 to live on 'desolate' newbuild estate which remains unfinished - FIVE years after people moved in. Pictured: Lin Glover

Our dream home is an unfinished building site...after 5 years

The subject of potholes almost inevitably cropped during the Preston election debate

'Preston's potholes - seriously, what are you going to do about them?'

An example of the 'blobbing' technique of pothole-filling in Preston - but will repairs like this last?

Anger at claim Lancs has returned to 'disastrous' way of filling potholes

Pavements were torn up and parts of the road surface was washed away after over 40mm of rain fell in just an hour, in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire.

Flash flooding causes severe road damage as storms continue

Tim Webb, 66, is trying to highlight the pothole issue - by photographing toys at some of the 'greatest' pothole sites in his local area.

Pothole tourist turns road defects into mini works of art

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Racing car boss claims council "must be on drugs" over pothole plan

25 of the worst roads for potholes in Lancashire

A previous round of resurfacing work in Chorley, carried out by Lancashire County Council - but could the district's own local council do better?

'We'd do a better job': Chorley Council's bid for pothole powers

Rebecca Salisbury was taken to hospital with a dislocated her ankle after tripping on a pothole in Seed Street, Preston on January 25

I broke my ankle on a pothole and the Council told me 'that's life'

Technology aimed at keeping drivers safe on smart motorways frequently stops working, an investigation has found

'I worry about breaking down as smart motorways are death traps'

County Cllr Scott Cunliffe says the people's priority is obvious - potholes

I'm a Lancs councillor and all people say is 'fill in the potholes'

I could fill up my car for £10! What readers miss most from the 1990s

What's your experience of Lancashire's roads recently?

Preston and Chorley miss out on extra pothole cash from HS2 fund

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