We asked and you answered – so where, according to Gedling Eye readers are the worst roads in the borough for potholes?
Here’s how you responded…
Simon Ballham nominated the roads surrounding the Elwes Arms pub in Carlton
“Even the dustbin lorry avoids the area,” he said.
The council just fob you off when you bring it to their attention.”
Pictured below is a pothole on Oakdale Road just outside the Elwes Arms.
Westdale Lane was nominated by many of you.
In a Facebook comment, Jeff Mardell wrote: “It’s Westdale Lane. They have sorted the posh area but they could at least do PART of NG4; I’ve even put a notice in my back window telling police I’m not drink-driving – I’m dodging potholes on Westdale Lane.”
Leanne Austin said it was ‘literally breaking apart when describing the state of Westdale Lane..
Lindsey Hemingway posted: “I spend my time driving looking out for potholes instead of watching for cars because it’s dangerous. My little MX5 feels every one of them and just had it’s MOT and the suspension spring near side front had snapped. Westdale Lane is the worst”
Carolyn Teer nominated St Albans Road in Arnold.
She said: “Arnold seems to be one big pothole. The bottom of St Albans is atrocious. I think they attempted to fill them in but soon as it rains or snows they appear again . Why don’t they do proper repairs? I’m sure that’s why we pay council tax and road tax.”
Colwick resident Angela Barker nominated Mile End Road in the village via our Facebook page.
She wrote: “I know the potholes to avoid by heart. They fix them every two years but then within six months they are back the same as before – it’s an assault course all the way.”
Phoenix Avenue in Gedling got several nominations.
Jim Baker emailed and likened Phoenix Avenue to a dirt track he’d used during his travels in Vietnam.
“I’m not sure which was the tougher to navigate,” he wrote.
“I’ve complained about Phoenix Avenue many times but it still remains more holey than a church on Sunday.”
Tracey Locke posted: “Phoenix Avenue. You should see the mess on there.”
Several readers named Parkdale Road as the borough’s worst.
Laura Nesbitt said: “I hate driving down there. It’s destroying my suspension and I end up driving all over the place trying to avoid the holes. The police will think I’m drunk!”
Lisa Mathieson agreed.
She emailed a picture (below) and said: “It’s like this all the way down Parkdale and Southdale Road!”
Mick Doyle told Gedling Eye: “I reported the potholes on Parkdale Road weeks ago. Nothing has been done as usual! We pay road tax, council tax, tax on petrol and workplace parking tax – it’s highway robbery!”
Victoria Road was nominated several times by readers frustrated by the pothole problem.
Teresa Melia wrote: “It’s an absolute disgrace. They came and painted the road markings on Victoria Road and left the potholes – unbelievable!”
Digby Road managed to secure a few mentions.
Amy Garrod wrote on our Facebook page: “Digby Road is horrendous, especially outside Carlton Digby School – the potholes are more like craters.”
Arnold Lane secured a number of nominations.
“Thank God for the Gedling Access Road,” wrote Mark Greenwood.
“Once that is completed, no-one is going to use Arnold Lane again. It will probably have disintegrated by then anyway! It’s the worst road in the borough –no competition!”
Elena Moretto agreed.
“The whole of Arnold Lane needs redoing! They fill in small patches which last a week and then it’s back to square one.”
Tim Downey described Nottingham Road in Arnold as ‘a state’.
He emailed to say: “It’s a complete mess. They need to dig it up and start again. Traffic shouldn’t be using it.
Anne Martin shared a picture of an almighty pothole on Park Road East in Calverton.
Another Calverton reader who didn’t wish to be named said the same road had caused ‘substantial damage’ to his car over the past few weeks.
Tom Ford wanted Main Street in Burton Joyce to get a mention.
He wrote: “A nice area is being ruined by this pitiful road. I might as well buy an off-road vehicle if I am to continue living here as it’s the only way you can use Main Street.”
The roads in Nottinghamshire are managed by Nottinghamshire County Council.
Councillor John Cottee, Chairman of Communities and Place Committee at Nottinghamshire County Council, said investment would continue to help combat the problem.
He said: “Heavy rainfall and freezing temperatures over the past couple of months have caused a number of potholes and they can appear very quickly in these conditions.
“We have invested an extra £24 million in road repairs over the past three years, and through December and January alone, we’ve repaired almost 3000 potholes in roads and pavements in Gedling.
“Our highways inspectors undertake routine inspections on all roads in the county, but they can’t be everywhere at once and we are also reliant on residents reporting defects to us.
“Our top priority is to keep the highways safe for all road users, so where potholes are found and meet our criteria for repair, our team will undertake a safety repair within 24 hours for the most urgent defects.
“These repairs are often sufficient and over time blend with the road surface, however where road surfaces have badly deteriorated, we may look to programme some more substantial works for a future date including structural patching or surfacing treatments such as micro-asphalt, surface dressing or in the worst cases full resurfacing.
“We also urge residents and road users to help us keep Nottinghamshire’s roads safe by reporting any potholes through the MyNotts app or online at nottscc.gov.uk.”
Come on council, do your jobs and put the roads right, you wasn’t voted in to let the roads go to mess.
i will not vote for any of them if they dont start doing anything its disgusting see if they like that we sould do this .
I hit one which damaged my vehicle contacted the council they said this one has already been reported. (But not repaired). And after considering my claim they said they wasn’t liable. So I’m a little confused as into is responsible for our roads.
Perlthorpe Road off Wollaton Ave, Wollaton Ave is not much better near to where the school was.
Typical of the Labour Council in Nottingham – They continue year after year wasting so much of the TaxPayers money on futile things and not spending on the most necessary of all our needs.
The reason for the state of the roads is down to this Labour Council who are virtually on course for Bankruptcy and no matter what any of them tell you they do not have the money to repair our roads and many other things that are just as important.
I think you will find that NCC are responsible for the roads here and they are Conservative run.
All county council road workers need replacing they are useless bodge merchants just seen I mending pothole in Arnold opened van door got out some tarmac poured in hole walked over it drove off complete waste of time a 5yo would have done as well we are ripped off by councils it would be good to see accounts for how much of tax payers money they waste
Florence road gedling is killing cars ripping tyres and suspension apart the roads never been re done since it was built they marked to whole road out a few months back for resurfacing but still nothing bar more holes and a few they dumped a bit of tar mac in which is all ready pulling out time they did job right and stop wasting money doing temp patches why do we pay road tax when we are driving what feels like off road 90%of the time and its us having to fork the repair money out
I emailed the Notts County Council in 2014 re; surfacing they said Florence Road was due to be re-surfaced 2015/2016. Seeing we now in 2021 and nothing has been done since the houses were built 60odd years ago, just patching.
It is not a Labour Council that is responsible for the state of the roads in Gedling, it is the Conservative Nottinghamshire County Council!
I drive Carlton road,carlton hill and Main Road Gedling daily and the roads are getting worse day by day,potholes a plenty and no repairs seem to have been carried out recently as far as I can see? The council have wasted so much money on Robinhood energy and other useless schemes that there’s no money in the pot to repair the roads even though the Council and Government have charged us road tax,tax on petrol and even taxed us for the privilege of going to work and parking to pay more tax through wages.I think we need a radical change in the future!