Shropshire Council has repaired more than 15,000 potholes in the last six months, latest figures show.
In total, 15,189 potholes have been tackled since 19 April 2021 – an average of more than 2500 every month – with more being repaired every day.
As part of efforts to improve the county’s roads, crews from Shropshire Council and its contractor Kier are out across the county every day tackling potholes in a variety of ways.
Methods include the innovative new Texpatch process, which is being used to treat urban roads and provides a longer-lasting, smoother, neater finish compared to traditional pothole repairs
Work is also carried out using the new Multihog road planer which treats potholes and other defects more quickly and effectively, reduces the likelihood of potholes forming in the short-to-medium term and cuts down on the need for road closures.
More traditional repairs by gangs are also carried out.
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