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

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials to
do it properly and as soon as needed.

In article 6,
John Not.responding.@dotcom wrote:
Why do Highways Depts believe that potholes can be repaired by dropping in
some tarmac and stamping it down?

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials
to do it properly and as soon as needed.

Very true. There's a 3 lane dual carriage way near here. Part of the
motorway box system in London that never got completed.

On the inside lane, just before some traffic lights, two potholes appeared
the width of a truck apart. I've lost count how often they've been filled
in and re-appeared. Current repair has lasted only a couple of weeks.
Luckily, if you know they are there, quite easy to avoid in a car, even
staying in the lane. Not so trucks. So it's common to see a truck waiting
to turn left blocking two lanes.

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Informed the council of a couple of potholes in the road near our drive. Much to my surprise someone came out the next week and painted a neat rectangle around the them. I thought looks they are going to do a neat job cutting back the ragged edges, nope the following day someone came gobbed a pile of tarmac roughly the shape of the rectangle leaving a raised hump that is already starting to break up, why did I bother?

Richard

On Tuesday, 11 February 2020 13:55:08 UTC, John wrote:
Why do Highways Depts believe that potholes can be repaired by dropping in
some tarmac and stamping it down?

Because it's quick, cheap, and closes the job.

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials to
do it properly and as soon as needed.

Agree that the quickfix tarmac isn't a lasting job, but it's probably cheaper doing that repeatedly until the whole road needs redoing, then redoing the road.

Obviously that's councils.

Other utilities seem to be able to mend holes in the road quickly and effectively, but they're financially penalised if they don't.

Owain

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wrote:
On Tuesday, 11 February 2020 13:55:08 UTC, John wrote:
Why do Highways Depts believe that potholes can be repaired by dropping
in some tarmac and stamping it down?

Because it's quick, cheap, and closes the job.

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials
to do it properly and as soon as needed.

Agree that the quickfix tarmac isn't a lasting job, but it's probably
cheaper doing that repeatedly until the whole road needs redoing, then
redoing the road.

Obviously that's councils.

Surrey CC has contracted out road works for years. Probably the same with
most councils. Perhaps the contractor gets paid per job?


Other utilities seem to be able to mend holes in the road quickly and
effectively, but they're financially penalised if they don't.

Owain

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Hot boxing is the system they use here, but unfortunately when a utility
digs a hole they do as you suggest, when challenged they say because its
temporary and needs to settle, but then nobody ever comes to do it again and
we end up footing the bill for it later on by the council.

If they are not removing loose surface back to good then hot filling the
hole and sealing the edges and rolling it all then they should be.
Brian

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

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials to
do it properly and as soon as needed.

John Not.responding.@dotcom wrote

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

Because that’s cheap to do and works well enough.

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery
and materials to do it properly and as soon as needed.

Soorree, fresh out of magic wands to wave.

On Tuesday, 11 February 2020 13:55:08 UTC, John wrote:
Why do Highways Depts believe that potholes can be repaired by dropping in
some tarmac and stamping it down?

It is time they were properly equiped with the machinery and materials to
do it properly and as soon as needed.

The edges should be squared off and hot tar applied to the bottom and sides.
Then the tarmac put in and rolled.

On Tuesday, 11 February 2020 19:10:58 UTC, harry wrote:

... and hot tar applied to the bottom ...

Sounds decidedly kinky.

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On Tuesday, 11 February 2020 19:10:58 UTC, harry wrote:

... and hot tar applied to the bottom ...

Sounds decidedly kinky.

Only to your cess pit of a 'mind'

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Sounds decidedly kinky.

Only to your cess pit of a 'mind'

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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.

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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

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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.

But a lot more expensive than the way they actually do it.

On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 13:07:36 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

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

But a lot more expensive than the way they actually do it.

ROTFLOL!!! This senile asshole just HAS to auto-contradict!

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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.