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UK's biggest pothole found
A pothole measuring an amazing 200 feet long and four feet wide has opened up on a Gloucester street.
The pothole, believed to be the UK's biggest, stretches the entire length of King's Carton Street and is causing havoc for local residents.
It is four inches deep in parts and covers the on street parking area, posing a significant risk of damage to cars parked there. Residents have called the local council to complain on numerous occasions.
Gloucester Highways says it will not repair the damage until the start of the next financial year, which means April at the earliest.
Gloucester County Council's policy is to fix any pothole more than 30cm wide and 4cm deep within one day. This one clearly fits the bill, but the council is currently struggling to cope with a backlog of road repairs estimated at £90 million.
The mega pothole doesn't just pose a danger to car drivers, though. Sylvia Davis, 76, fell when the shopping trolley she was pulling got caught in the pothole. She's lived in the street all her life and says she's never seen the road in such bad condition.
Councillor Stan Waddington said: "I would ask residents to be patient with us as we are still dealing with the backlog of repairs resulting from the bad weather we experienced at the end of 2010.
"Our teams at Gloucestershire Highways are working very hard to inspect the network and keep it safe for residents, fixing the worst defects on the main roads first before moving on to the urban and rural areas."
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UK's biggest pothole found
A pothole measuring an amazing 200 feet long and four feet wide has opened up on a Gloucester street.
The pothole, believed to be the UK's biggest, stretches the entire length of King's Carton Street and is causing havoc for local residents.
It is four inches deep in parts and covers the on street parking area, posing a significant risk of damage to cars parked there. Residents have called the local council to complain on numerous occasions.
Gloucester Highways says it will not repair the damage until the start of the next financial year, which means April at the earliest.
Gloucester County Council's policy is to fix any pothole more than 30cm wide and 4cm deep within one day. This one clearly fits the bill, but the council is currently struggling to cope with a backlog of road repairs estimated at £90 million.
The mega pothole doesn't just pose a danger to car drivers, though. Sylvia Davis, 76, fell when the shopping trolley she was pulling got caught in the pothole. She's lived in the street all her life and says she's never seen the road in such bad condition.
Councillor Stan Waddington said: "I would ask residents to be patient with us as we are still dealing with the backlog of repairs resulting from the bad weather we experienced at the end of 2010.
"Our teams at Gloucestershire Highways are working very hard to inspect the network and keep it safe for residents, fixing the worst defects on the main roads first before moving on to the urban and rural areas."
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