Councillor Andy Boddington said: "Our town is riddled with
potholes and a bumpy ride is quite normal.
In the South East 122,534
potholes were reported across the nine counties, the most of any UK region.
In 2017/18, a total of 13,470
potholes were reported in East Ren, at a total depth of 539m, with PS480,939 spent on repairs.
Confused.com said there were 111,261
potholes reported in 2017-18.
'And some local dharu too!' 'Can you imagine what he would have done without these
potholes?' asked the contractor.
Neil Cowper, Head of Highways at the council, said: "We were surprised to see the RAC Foundation coverage on
potholes as we have a good track record on addressing road repairs in the city.
We meet all sorts of people, including
pothole vigilantes, taking on the damage one dodgy road at a time, and council workers who are fighting a never-ending battle to keep everything safe.
"We do inspect all adopted roads and footpaths in County Durham for
potholes and other defects at intervals determined by usage with the results helping us plan repairs.
A
pothole in the road " According to the RAC data, around 1.7m
potholes were reported across Britain between 2014-2017.
In Birmingham, there was an average of 8.60
potholes per kilometre.
Coventry has recently been awarded funding so more than 20,000
potholes could be repaired.
But a troublesome
pothole has resulted in a business boom for two garages situated close to a damaged road.
