On 12/02/2020 00:06, Steve Walker wrote:
On 11/02/2020 23:27, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 11 Feb 2020 13:55:05 GMT, John wrote:

Why do Highways Depts believe that potholes can be repaired by dropping
in some tarmac and stamping it down?

'cause it's quick, cheap and avoids claims for damaged tyres, buckled
wheels, bent suspension or some one getting seriously injured or
killed as the result of a vehicle losing control after hitting said
pothole.
It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials
to do it properly and as soon as needed.

To cut back, seal, and fill with hot rolled tarmac needs dryish,
relatively warm weather. Doing such work in the ****ing rain or
driving snow would be a waste of time and effort.

Perfectly possible for a dedicated repair vehicle to do the work while
keeping it completely covered and heating it to dry it first.

SteveW


Sometimes the potholes appear because of underground water movements
after heavy rain. There a couple in the slow lane of the M4
heading west in Berkshire, and it looks like they just keep on
adding more tarmac because fixing the problem would involve
closing 2 lanes on the M4.