£1m set aside for pothole repairs
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Twenty extra maintenance gangs are working in East Sussex to systematically seek out and repair potholes in roads damaged during freezing weather conditions.
The county council is investing £1 million to mend the potholes and a further £500,000 in clearing ditches and road gulleys which have become blocked.
In the spring a two year programme of improvements to the county's road network is due to begin. This will involve an investment of £8.5 million.
Cllr Matthew Lock, lead cabinet member for transport and environment said: 'We recognise that, like many other parts of the country, our roads have suffered as a result of the recent freezing weather, but following this announcement residents can look forward to better and safer roads.'
*Some of the worst potholes in Uckfield were described on the Uckfield News Facebook fan page. They included an 'elephant trap' in Downsview Crescent near the Tesco Express store, a number in Library Way, some on Bird in Eye Hill and some on the A272 between Uckfield and Buxted.
(Added to site Friday, February 12th, 2010)
