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Thought it might be worth highlighting any pot holes that could cause damage.

Big Kiln is like driving off road. Pot holes everywhere!

I know, i stay in flat on the corner and every time a truck or anything drives over it the whole place shakes!

ultraviolet wrote:Thought it might be worth highlighting any pot holes that could cause damage.

That may take a long long time to post and we may run out of forum webspace .

If your driving up or down the B8001/B842 Kennacraig to Carradale beware of the many and quite deep potholes which are scattered along this single track road. New suspension parts fitted to my car recently were tortured last night .

I see the boys have been out repairing the road to Southend, well from the town to the 30s.

RMcC wrote:I know, i stay in flat on the corner and every time a truck or anything drives over it the whole place shakes!

That's not new! I stayed in these flats when I first moved here 27 years ago and the whole building shook then! It's a wonder that buildings still standing!

There's a pot-hole as deep as the Grand Canyon in the Co-op car park just in front of the cash machine.

WC1 wrote:There's a pot-hole as deep as the Grand Canyon in the Co-op car park just in front of the cash machine.

WC1 - Purely out of interest, I assume as the road through the co-op is part of the bus run it is the responsibilty of the Council?

Wouldn't have thought so SCD. Costs will no doubt come out of the 'divvy'.

Freezing weather damages Argyll and Bute’s roads

POTHOLES in Argyll and Bute are busting the winter budget. The widespread frost and snow which has gripped the nation in the past few weeks has caused huge damage to the streets in the area.

And Argyll and Bute Council’s Head of Roads and Amenity Services, Stewart Turner, said it’s not a case of finding the cash to do the repairs, they must be done for the public’s safety.

He said: “There is significant damage to the road and you will be able to see the potholes.

“I was in Helensburgh on Wednesday and the road wasn’t too bad, but it will continue to deteriorate because of the water on the road. “We’ve already got squads out doing remedial work.

“From a safety perspective, we have to look at it as soon as we can. In an ideal world it would be bone dry but we need to fill the holes as soon as possible to make them safe.

“If we don’t fix it there are safety issues where people injure themselves or could have serious accidents.”

Argyll and Bute is worse hit than busier areas because the volume of traffic isn’t enough to combat the snow and ice.

Stewart said: “What we suffer from in Argyll and Bute is a lack of traffic. Traffic, grit and salt altogether help break down what’s on the road.”

The damage to the roads and pavements is caused when the water freezes and expands, resulting in any damage already on the road cracking further.

Stewart has been working in the industry for 25 years and has never experienced such bad conditions.

He said: “I’ve never seen it as bad. I’ve never seen frost like this before. The road conditions are still very poor and people shouldn’t expect to drive at the speed limit all of the time.”

And Stewart is hoping that people will report problems on their roads so they can be remedied.

He continued: “We can’t do anything if we don’t know anything about it. “As soon as we know, we will fix it. If members of the public find faults on street lighting or roads, phone our Customer Service Centre on 01546 605 514 or Ralf on 0800 37 36 35, out of hours.”

Kintyre Forum News wrote:
And Stewart is hoping that people will report problems on their roads so they can be remedied.

He continued: “We can’t do anything if we don’t know anything about it. “As soon as we know, we will fix it.

Well Mr Turner can start with the road in my above posting, I shall be calling today to see if he will fix it.

They're making a very thorough job of repairing the Co-op car park tonight.

Just after driving from Portsmouth back to the toon and as soon as you get into Kintyre the standard of the roads is appauling. Can we really have the worst roads in the entire british isles...yes we do

No Ross, try visiting Heywood and/or Bury in Lancashire, some of THEIR potholes would win prizes!

numberplease wrote:No Ross, try visiting Heywood and/or Bury in Lancashire, some of THEIR potholes would win prizes!

Their potholes may be worse but the general condition around here is appalling.

There's a couple of brammers at the Community Centre