Kent County Council pleased with pothole repairs (From News Shopper)

Kent County Council pleased with pothole repairs

7:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

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Kent County Council has hailed its success at repairing potholes caused by last month’s severe weather.

The council's road repair crews have already fixed 10,000 potholes on the county’s roads this year.

These are being carried out ahead of more permanent work which KCC is spending an extra £1m on in March.

The council’s annual budget to fix potholes in Kent is £3 million but the extra cash comes on top of this to meet the increased workload brought about by the cold snap in the New Year.

Kent County Council cabinet member for highways Nick Chard said: “We are getting on with the job of tackling potholes now that the winter weather has cleared.

“Many holes appeared during ‘freeze thaw’ conditions in the exceptionally long, cold winter. We couldn’t repair them while there was snow on the ground.

“Since the snow has cleared, we are getting to grips with the repairs.

“Repairing the damage will continue for as long as it takes and we are appealing for residents’ help.”

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