Worcestershire worst roads for potholes named

Worcester people are aware of roads that are notorious for pesky potholes, littered with cracks and bumps, forcing them to make the effort to avoid them in cars and on bikes. 

But there are a few infamous areas that are flagged up more often than the others.

According to Fix My Street two roads have been particularly complained about this year. 

They are the A38 Bath Road in Worcester and Shrawley Road, Fernhill Heath.

POTHOLES: A38 Bath Road (Image: Google)The Bath Road report, made in August, says: "Tarmac around edges of manhole cover are breaking away. 

"This has left gaps between road and manhole cover with risk of damaging tyres/wheels. Also making loud noise as cars go over it."

A Worcestershire County Council spokesperson said: "We are aware that there are manhole covers on Bath Road that rattle when driven over. 

"These covers are the responsibility of Severn Trent Water and we have notified Severn Trent Water of the defects with their infrastructure. 

"Worcestershire County Council will continue to monitor these locations and will take the appropriate action to ensure the safety of road users."

HOLES: Shrawley Road, Fernhill Heath, potholes (picture taken July 2022) (Image: Google)

The complaint for Shrawley Road, from May, reads: "Pothole is right on the entrance to the street so is it hit by every car and also right in the line of cornering for motorcyclists. It is around 15cm wide."

The council spokesperson said: "We were made aware of a pothole at the junction of Shrawley Road in May and carried out repairs the same month to rectify this defect."

Meanwhile we randomly picked a road to examine its potholes.

The Hill Avenue in Green Hill, Worcester, was chosen and it appeared to have a number of issues. 

SURFACE: Potholes The Hill Avenue, Green Hill (Image: Sam Greenway/Newsquest)A reporter found holes, a cracked surface, and the area by the pavement was deteriorating. 

The spokeperson said: "The Hill Avenue was inspected during the spring as part of the council’s routine highway inspections and no intervention level defects were identified at the time of inspection.

ISSUES: The road by the side of the pavement crumbling away (Image: Sam Greenway/Newsquest) 

"In light of the comments made to us by Worcester News regarding the current condition of this road surface we will make arrangements for this location to be re-inspected."

The spokesperson said, during the last financial year, up to March this year, the authority repaired nearly 14,000 potholes on the county’s roads.

"The council continues to invest significantly in our defect repair service," the spokesperson said. 

REPAIRS: Council workers repairing a pothole (Image: Worcestershire County Council)

"This service is holistic and covers all types of highway safety defects, including potholes.   

"Worcestershire County Council does not use third-party reporting sites such as FixMyStreet."

"The council has its own reporting system for the public to notify the council of any road, highway or travel route issues and this is available on the council’s website, worcestershire.gov.uk. 

"All reports received via this system come direct to Worcestershire County Council’s Highway team who investigate and action all reports received accordingly. 

"Members of the public can also call the Highways and Transport Control Centre on 01905 845 676."