Steve Walker wrote:

Why can't we manage even a half-decent road surface or lasting repairs
here?

We do seem to manage it on motorways now, an overnight closure seems to
be able to do a 'perfect' strip of wearing coat about 1/4 mile long, so
over the course of a week several lanes and strips get done in an area.

Presumably that's organised by the highways agency, not done by tinpot
local councils who are one step up from "psst! want your drive doing mate"