Full list of pothole damaged streets fixed in Wakefield district

Workers at Wakefield Council are trying to keep up with the district's pothole problem as recent wintry spells have devastated roads and caused havoc for motorists.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Apr 2018, 12:22 BST
Updated 5th Apr 2018, 13:26 BST
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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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The 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.

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“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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The 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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