Hucknall Councillor criticises County Council's repair of badly damaged road

Hucknall Councillor Lee Waters has slammed Nottinghamshire County Council's latest effort to repair Brookside in Hucknall.

In April, the road, which is just off Broomhill Road, hit the headlines when the ITV news featured the road as one of the worst in England.

Via East Midlands, who do the work on behalf of the County sent workers to Brookside yesterday morning (Friday 15 January).

Their repair job has been described as a "…pig's ear" by Hucknall South's Ashfield Independent County Councillor Lee Waters. He has now called for the County Council to expedite the repair job.

Councillor Waters said: "I am pleased that the Council came out to do some jobs – but honestly, it's a pig's ear and frankly embarrassing. They've simply chucked some ViaFix in a few holes and left the rest.

"They asked me to name my three priorities for resurfacing last year after being elected. I told them that I could have picked 100. My Ashfield Independent colleagues Dave Shaw and John Wilmott said the same.

"I eventually picked Brookside as my number one priority and this (is) the job they did. It beggars belief that they have come for a few minutes and done another botched job. They shouldn't have bothered. I want them to come back, apologise to Hucknall residents and do the full resurfacing job."

In July, the Hucknall Ashfield Independent Councillors were part of the team that forced the Conservative-run County Council to carry out a full review of the processes they used to fix highways.

This was after Nottinghamshire, and Hucknall in particular, were named the worst place in Britain for potholes. A dossier of Hucknall's broken roads was presented to the County. As a result, the Council agreed to reduce their reliance on Viafix and invest in new technologies to improve the service.

Councillor Waters has now asked that highway's inspectors review the 'botched' job and expedite his request for a full resurfacing job on Brookside as soon as possible.