Full list of pothole damaged streets fixed in Wakefield district
In less than a week the council repaired damaged to more than 80 of the most blemished routes.
Wakefield will receive around half a million in funding to tackle the issue but a senior councillor has warned this is a drop in the ocean, representing just one per cent of the cash needed.
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Hide AdThe Express has launched a campaign to highlight the problem and is working alongside the council to lobby central government. Coun Matthew Morley, Wakefield Council’s cabinet member for transport and highways, said: “Our highways teams are working extremely hard to help keep our roads up to scratch. Another spell of unseasonal winter weather over the Easter weekend will have had an impact on the condition of our roads.
“We have increased the number of teams who are out repairing the roads. Potholes will always be an issue for all councils, but we are doing the very best we can with the resources we have available.
“Recently, within just six days, we have visited 84 streets across Wakefield to repair the worst of the potholes, as requested by residents. So please be assured that we are working tirelessly to get the job done.
“We are continuing to inspect and monitor all roads in the district so we can prioritise our resources to carry out the repairs that are needed the most.”
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Hide AdThe Department for Transport recently reported that a fifth of local roads in England and Wales were in a poor condition.
The road fixed in the Wakefield district during that six day period include:
Manygates Lane, Sandal
Sparable Lane, Agbrigg
Storrs Hill Road, Ossett
Station Road, Ossett
Wakefield Road, Horbury
Highfield Road, Horbury
Wood Street, Castleford
Stansfield Road, Airedale
Kendal Drive, Airedale
Windermere Drive, Knottingley
Sycamore Avenue, Knottingley
Leeds Road, Castleford
Spawd Bone Lane, Knottingley
England Lane, Knottingley
Havercroft Lane, Darrington
Bankwood Road, Darrington
Harewood Mount, Pontefract
Larks Hill, Pontefract
Doncaster Road, East Hardwick
Moor Lane, Wentbridge
Darrington Road, Carleton
Lower Oxford Street, Castleford
Pontefract Road, Castleford
Stansfield Road, Airedale
The Green, Purston Jaglin
Bridle Lane, Ossett
Lodge Hill Road, Ossett
Briar Bank, Kinsley
Wood Street, Ossett
Minsthorpe Lane, South Elmsall
Broomcroft Road, Ossett
Valley View Road, Ossett
Valley Road, Ossett
Milner Way, Ossett
Canal Lane, Stanley
Chaucer Avenue, Stanley
College Grove, Whitwood
Stamford Avenue, Whitwood
Whitwood Common Lane, Whitwood
Station Road, Ossett
Ledger Place, Outwood
Towngate, Ossett
Wakefield Road, Ossett
Moor Road, Stanley
Thornes Road, Thornes
Gill Sike Road, Thornes
Potter Avenue, Lupset
Dewsbury Road, Lupset
Musgrave Court, Lupset
Waterton Road, Lupset
Warmfield View, East Moor
Batley Road, Alverthorpe
Flanshaw Road, Flanshaw
Victoria Avenue, Wakefield
Cliff Parade, Wakefield
Low Lane, Middlestown
Oakland Road, Netherton
Blacker Lane, Netherton
Fishpond Lane, Chapelthorpe
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