By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter
A new £500,000 pothole busting machine is coming to Gloucestershire week to help council efforts to fix the county’s roads.
Gloucestershire County Council has bought a JCB Pothole Pro which is a 13 tonne machine that can quickly cut away damaged sections of the road surface, in advance of their repair teams.
The machine, which is due to be delivered this week, will operate in every district in Gloucestershire this spring.
And a spray injection patcher, which doubles the speed of pothole repairs, will also work its way across the county.
A spokesperson for the council said now the weather has started to improve they are stepping up efforts to tackle potholes and deal with the impact of winter weather.
“The UK’s wettest winter for 130 years has put our roads under pressure, but we are trialling new materials and techniques to make better longer-lasting repairs to Gloucestershire roads,” a spokesperson.
“We are continuing to try new methods to boost efficiency and ensure we have the right tool for the right job.
“The JCB Pothole Pro is a 13 tonne machine that can quickly cut away damaged sections of the road surface, in advance of our repair teams.
“The machine will operate in every district in Gloucestershire this spring. A Spray Injection Patcher, which doubles the speed of pothole repairs, will also work its way across the county.
“Our Find and Fix teams continue to proactively fix clusters of smaller potholes before they get worse – Eight teams will work across the county in addition to 30 regular repair teams.
“And when possible, our teams repair smaller potholes which are adjacent to any safety critical ones that they are repairing.”
The council also revealed last month the list of more than 150 roads they are planning to resurface in the current financial year.
During the spring and summer the highways teams will focus on larger roads, using hot rolled asphalt – the most durable main road material as this is weather dependent.
Smaller roads, where highways workers can use other materials, tend to be resurfaced in the autumn and winter.
Scheme ID
Area
District
Road
Scheme Title
Scheme Type
CURRENT PROPOSED delivery Quarter
852104
NORTH
Tewkesbury
A435
A435 Bishops Cleeve Bypass and R’bt
Resurfacing
Q1
905433
NORTH
Tewkesbury
A38
A38 High Street Tewkesbury
Resurfacing
Q1
851427
NORTH
Tewkesbury
A438
A438 Aschurch Road Tewkesbury
Resurfacing
Q1
911594
NORTH
Tewkesbury
D448
4/448 Bishops Drive & Hemming Way Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q1
815714
WEST
Forest
A4136
A4136 Monmouth Road Longhope
Resurfacing
Q1
871036
NORTH
Tewkesbury
A435
A435 Evesham Road (Bishops Cleeve By Pass) Bishops Cleeve
Resurfacing
Q1
806351
NORTH
Tewkesbury
B4632
B4632 Broadway Road to just past East Lodge Farm Stanton
Resurfacing
Q1
851999
NORTH
Tewkesbury
A38
A38 Tewkesbury Bypass – Section 2
Resurfacing
Q1
865014
WEST
Forest
A4136
A4136 Longhope Road Hopes Hill Longhope
Resurfacing
Q1
905415
WEST
Forest
A4136
A4136 Longhope Road Little London
Resurfacing
Q1
854585
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C108
3/108 Stanway Road Stanton Broadway
Resurfacing
Q1
815669
WEST
Forest
A48
A48 Purlieu Lydney
Resurfacing
Q1
871203
EAST
Cotswolds
A424
A424 Little Rissington (3/138 Jct to Cty Bdry)
Resurfacing
Q1
815716
WEST
Forest
A4136
A4136 Monmouth Road Edge End
Resurfacing
Q1
851446
EAST
Cotswolds
A40
A40 Little Barrington (3/138 Junction)
Resurfacing
Q1
905418
WEST
Forest
A4136
A4136 High Street Brierley
Resurfacing
Q1
853130
WEST
Forest
A48
A48 Sandford Hill
Resurfacing
Q1
905590
EAST
Cotswolds
A436
A436 Main Rd to Adlestrop Rd Oddington
Resurfacing
Q1
815854
SOUTH
Stroud
A419
A419 Bristol Road Stonehouse
Resurfacing
Q1
909853
SOUTH
Gloucester
D82529
4/82529 Lower Tuffley Lane Gloucester
Resurfacing
Q1
805877
WEST
Forest
C13
3/13 Parkend Walk, Sling, Coleford MW
Resurfacing
Q1
905577
EAST
Cotswolds
A429
A429 Burford Road Cirencester
Resurfacing
Q1
853205
SOUTH
Stroud
A38
A38 Whitminster Roundabout to Fromebridge
Resurfacing
Q1
909908
SOUTH
Gloucester
D85514
4/85514 Fox Elms Road Gloucester MW
Resurfacing
Q1
907854
WEST
Forest
C228
3/22 from jct at Makepeace to jct near Bartlidges Barn
Resurfacing
Q1
865293
WEST
Forest
B4432
B4432 Main Road and North Road Broadwell
Resurfacing
Q1
869470
SOUTH
Gloucester
D85038
4/85038 Hill Hay Road Gloucester
Resurfacing
Q1
863347
SOUTH
Gloucester
D83509
4/83511 Rea Lane Gloucester
Resurfacing
Q2
911600
WEST
Forest
B4227
B4227 Forest Vale Road Roundabout Cinderford MW
Resurfacing
Q2
805807
SOUTH
Gloucester
C8000
3/8000 Westgate Street Gloucester
Resurfacing
Q2
869409
WEST
Forest
D3091
4/3091 Station Terrace Cinderford MW
Resurfacing
Q2
911599
WEST
Forest
C28
3/28 High Street & West End Ruardean MW
Resurfacing
Q2
907013
SOUTH
Stroud
B4008
B4008 Westward Road Ebley Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
807561
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90211
4/90211 Painswick Road Cheltenham
Resurfacing
Q2
907796
WEST
Forest
C356
3/356 Stowfield Road Lydbrook
Resurfacing
Q2
806279
WEST
Forest
B4234
B4234 Lower Lydbrook
Resurfacing
Q2
911592
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90107
4/90107 Hillview Road & Wessex Drive Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
806107
SOUTH
Stroud
A4171
A4171 Stratford Road Stroud – Sect 1
Resurfacing
Q2
907214
SOUTH
Stroud
C265
3/265 Nympsfield Road Nailsworth
Resurfacing
Q2
911601
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90423
4/90423 Elmfield Road Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
911602
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90592
4/90592 Tryes Road Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
911603
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90677
4/90677 Arle Avenue Cheltenahm MW
Resurfacing
Q2
865564
WEST
Forest
D3191
4/3191 Chapel Pitch & Oaks Lane Clifford Mesne
Resurfacing
Q2
851252
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90321
4/90321 Princes Street Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
869332
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90586
4/90586 Croft Street Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
853195
WEST
Forest
A449
A449 Preston Cross to County boundary Ledbury Section 2
Resurfacing
Q2
869346
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90012
4/90012 Finchcroft Lane Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
863379
SOUTH
Stroud
D5831
4/5831 Belle Vue Road Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
855578
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90171
4/90999 The Reddings Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
911591
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90553
4/90553 Nauton Parade Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
911595
SOUTH
Stroud
D1359
4/1359 Kings Road Stonehouse MW
Resurfacing
Q2
817165
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C364
3/364 Pirton Lane Churchdown Phase 2
Resurfacing
Q2
807954
SOUTH
Stroud
D1429
4/1429 Kingscourt Ln & Court Way Lightpill Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
911593
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90747
4/90747 Lincoln Avenue & Durham Close Cheltenham MW
Resurfacing
Q2
806661
NORTH
Cheltenham
C9031
3/9031 Hatherley Road Cheltenham
Resurfacing
Q2
872122
WEST
Forest
C65
3/65 Forge Lane Upleadon
Resurfacing
Q2
865108
SOUTH
Stroud
A419
A419 London Road Stroud section 2
Resurfacing
Q2
851260
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90031
4/90031 Seacombe Road Cheltenham
Resurfacing
Q2
816878
WEST
Forest
C11
3/11 New Road Bream
Resurfacing
Q2
806083
NORTH
Cheltenham
A40
A40 Sandford Road Cheltenham
Resurfacing
Q2
911598
WEST
Forest
D481
4/481 Glebe Close Newent MW
Resurfacing
Q2
865125
SOUTH
Stroud
A4135
A4135 Woodmancote Dursley
Resurfacing
Q2
816898
WEST
Forest
C19
3/19 Lambsquay Road Clearwell
Resurfacing
Q2
906922
WEST
Forest
B4215
B4215 Gloucester Street to Malswick Cottages (Newent Rd) Newent
Resurfacing
Q2
872091
WEST
Forest
C19
3/19 High Street Clearwell
Resurfacing
Q2
853333
SOUTH
Stroud
A4135
A4135 Dursley Road Cam
Resurfacing
Q2
817361
NORTH
Tewkesbury
D413
4/413 Ham Road Ashelworth
Resurfacing
Q2
863397
SOUTH
Stroud
D7560
4/7560 Highfield Road Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
806483
NORTH
Tewkesbury
B4063
B4063 Cheltenham Road East Churchdown
Resurfacing
Q2
855540
SOUTH
Stroud
D7520
4/7520 Cheapside, Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
863394
SOUTH
Stroud
D7505
4/7505 Bowbridge Lane Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
863360
SOUTH
Stroud
D7578
4/7578 Lodgemore Lane Stroud
Resurfacing
Q2
807484
SOUTH
Stroud
C267
3/267 Rodborough Hill Section 1
Resurfacing
806484
NORTH
Tewkesbury
B4063
B4063 Cheltenham Road & Gloucester Road Staverton
Resurfacing
866310
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C80
3/80 Church Road Churchdown
Resurfacing
807483
SOUTH
Stroud
C267
3/267 Rodborough Hill Section 2
Resurfacing
869363
NORTH
Tewkesbury
D1111
4/1111 School Lane & Blenheim Orchard Shurdington MW
Resurfacing
866233
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C78
3/78 Sandhurst Lane northern jct with Base Lane to A38
Resurfacing
911597
SOUTH
Stroud
C342
3/342 London Road (Waitrose RaB to Dr Newtons Way RaB), Stroud MW
Resurfacing
911596
SOUTH
Stroud
D7557
4/7557 Hawthorn Rise & Perry Orchard Cainscross MW
Resurfacing
806994
SOUTH
Stroud
C193
3/193 Cranham Corner to Jct with B4070 Gloucester
Resurfacing
908008
NORTH
Cheltenham
C9019
3/9019 Copt Elm Road Charlton Kings
Resurfacing
817757
SOUTH
Stroud
D1808
4/1808 Wotton Road Kingswood
Resurfacing
869537
SOUTH
Stroud
D1651
4/1650 Ellerncroft Road & Lisle Place Wotton-under-Edge
Resurfacing
909944
SOUTH
Stroud
D5904
4/5904 Quarry Gardens Cam MW
Resurfacing
816271
EAST
Cotswolds
B4479
B4479 Lower Street Blockley
Resurfacing
806596
SOUTH
Stroud
C270
3/270 Windmill Road Minchinhampton
Resurfacing
871910
SOUTH
Stroud
C271
3/271 Cirencester Rd Jct to Gatcombe Corner Minchinhampton
Resurfacing
904108
SOUTH
Stroud
D2539
4/2539 Whitefields Close Bridgend Stonehouse MW
Resurfacing
908094
SOUTH
Stroud
C228
3/228 Tyndale Road Slimbridge
Resurfacing
865785
EAST
Cotswolds
C114
3/114 Collin Lane Willersey
Resurfacing
817182
SOUTH
Stroud
C215
3/215 Upton Lane Brookthorpe
Resurfacing
806785
EAST
Cotswolds
C127
3/127 Todenham Road Todenham
Resurfacing
865516
EAST
Cotswolds
B4450
B4450 Stow Road Bleddington
Resurfacing
907470
EAST
Cotswolds
C132
3/132 Main road through Broadwell
Resurfacing
854687
SOUTH
Stroud
C229
3/229 Purton to Hinton Road Berkeley
Resurfacing
911606
EAST
Cotswolds
C140
3/140 Road from Rissington Road through Little Rissington MW
Resurfacing
907370
EAST
Cotswolds
C148
3/148 The Crocodile Compton Abdale
Resurfacing
866260
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C367
3/367 Kayte Lane Bishops Cleeve Cheltenham
Resurfacing
807568
EAST
Cotswolds
D973
4/973 Locombe Hill Fyfield
Resurfacing
854053
EAST
Cotswolds
C164
3/164 Lechlade Road Southrop Sect 1
Resurfacing
871956
EAST
Cotswolds
C171
3/171 County boundary to High Street Kempsford (Hannington Bridge)
Resurfacing
907243
EAST
Cotswolds
C325
3/325 Midland Road and 3/181 Love Lane Cirencester
Resurfacing
854756
SOUTH
Stroud
C359
3/359 Oldminster Road Sharpness Berkeley
Resurfacing
817209
SOUTH
Stroud
C327
3/327 High Street Berkeley
Resurfacing
817702
SOUTH
Stroud
D1628
4/1628 Damery Lane Woodford Berkeley Resurfacing
Resurfacing
911605
EAST
Cotswolds
C178
3/178 Silver Street South Cerney MW
Resurfacing
868341
SOUTH
Stroud
D1115
4/1115 Sticky Lane Hardwicke Gloucester
Resurfacing
868401
SOUTH
Stroud
D1205
4/1205 Sellars Road & Church Lane Hardwicke Gloucester
Resurfacing
911604
EAST
Cotswolds
D876
4/876 Road from Pike House to Disused Airfield (Whiteway) Withington MW
Resurfacing
869059
SOUTH
Stroud
D1416
4/1416 Drake Lane to Coldharbour Farm Farfield Cam Section 1
Resurfacing
807991
SOUTH
Stroud
D1206
4/1206 Passage Road Saul
Resurfacing
910051
SOUTH
Stroud
D5952
4/5952 The Close Slimbridge
Resurfacing
907828
WEST
Forest
C24
3/24 Road from Gurshill Farm to Purton
Resurfacing
808134
NORTH
Tewkesbury
D351
4/351 Cursey Lane Elmstone Hardwick
Resurfacing
853494
WEST
Forest
B4231
B4231 Church Road Lydney
Resurfacing
914052
NORTH
Cheltenham
D90491
4/90491 Clarence street to Pittville St Jct Cheltenham
Resurfacing
817581
WEST
Forest
D333
5/297 Hawthorns Lane & Pillows Green Road Staunton
Resurfacing
910151
WEST
Forest
A417
A417 Gloucester Road Corse SD
Surface Dressing
910218
EAST
Cotswolds
A433
A433 Bath Road Westonbirt to Willesley SD
Surface Dressing
910539
EAST
Cotswolds
B4479
B4479 Paxford to B4035 Junction Paxford SD
Surface Dressing
910355
WEST
Forest
B4024
B4024 Marcle Road Dymock SD
Surface Dressing
910364
NORTH
Tewkesbury
B4213
B4213 Wainlode to Ham Rd Tirley SD
Surface Dressing
910446
SOUTH
Stroud
B4066
B4066 Pennwood to Long Barrow Nympsfield (Selsley Hill) SD
Surface Dressing
911561
SOUTH
Stroud
C225
3/225 Passage Road Arlingham SD
Surface Dressing
910817
EAST
Cotswolds
C152
3/152 Ditch Lane Winson to Arlngton Pike SD
Surface Dressing
910843
EAST
Cotswolds
C138
3/138 Burford Road to Cty Bdry (Leys Lane) Barrington SD
Surface Dressing
910891
EAST
Cotswolds
C132
3/132 Evesham Road to Fosseway Donnington SD
Surface Dressing
911074
EAST
Cotswolds
C88
3/88 Overley Road Danglingworth SD
Surface Dressing
910731
EAST
Cotswolds
C149
3/149 Garricks Head Andoversford SD
Surface Dressing
911283
WEST
Forest
C57
3/57 Beech Lane Bromsberrow Heath SD
Surface Dressing
910924
EAST
Cotswolds
C160
3/160 Salt Way to Fairford Road Fairford SD
Surface Dressing
911071
EAST
Cotswolds
C189
3/189 Dowers Lane Daglingworth SD
Surface Dressing
914048
EAST
Cotswolds
C104
3/104 Oat Hill to Parks Farm Lane Jct Cutsdean SD
Surface Dressing
910767
EAST
Cotswolds
C125
3/125 Greenway Road Blockley SD
Surface Dressing
910977
EAST
Cotswolds
C163
3/163 Eastleach Downs to Lowcombe Hill Fyfield (Sheephouse) SD
Surface Dressing
914049
WEST
Forest
C61
3/61 from Ketford to Ryton SD
Surface Dressing
911059
EAST
Cotswolds
C179
3/179 From Washpool Lane to 4/1006 (Main Street) Ewen SD
Surface Dressing
911540
SOUTH
Stroud
C203
3/203 Waterlane to Oakridge crossroads SD
Surface Dressing
911069
EAST
Cotswolds
C187
3/187 Welsh Way Perrot’s Brook & 3/189 Welsh Way to Roman Road Danglingworth SD
Surface Dressing
911229
WEST
Forest
C28
3/28 Joys Green Road Joys Green SD
Surface Dressing
911468
SOUTH
Stroud
C206
3/206 Peter’s Street Frocester to Coaley SD
Surface Dressing
907454
EAST
Cotswolds
C143
3/143 Burford Road to Larket Hill Wood Aldsworth SD
Surface Dressing
911010
EAST
Cotswolds
C170
3/170 Welsh Way Section 2 SD
Surface Dressing
911495
SOUTH
Stroud
C226
3/226 Whitminster Lane / School Lane Whitminster SD
Surface Dressing
911279
WEST
Forest
C56
3/56 Ryton Road Dymock SD
Surface Dressing
914050
SOUTH
Stroud
C270
3/270 Woefuldane Bottom Minchinhampton SD
Surface Dressing
910969
SOUTH
Stroud
C283
3/283 Lampern Hill Uley SD
Surface Dressing
914051
SOUTH
Stroud
C260
3/260 Lower Wick (rural) Berkeley SD
Surface Dressing
910841
EAST
Cotswolds
C138
3/138 Great Barrington SD
Surface Dressing
911117
WEST
Forest
C357
3/357 Scowels Rd Jct to Village Rooms Newland SD
Surface Dressing
911005
EAST
Cotswolds
C169
3/169 Sunhill to Meysey Hampton SD
Surface Dressing
911039
EAST
Cotswolds
C192
3/192 Daneway Lane Sapperton to Cirencester Road Frampton Mansell SD
Surface Dressing
911332
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C91
3/91 Willow Bank Alderton Tewkesbury SD
Surface Dressing
911340
NORTH
Tewkesbury
C93
3/93 Teddington Through Road Tewkesbury SD
Surface Dressing
911483
SOUTH
Stroud
C200
3/200 From Brockley Acres Eastcombe to Hayhedge Lane Bisley SD
Surface Dressing