We might have to wait for the weather to warm up until all the potholes can be fixed on Buckinghamshire roads.

A 2 million pound repair programme is underway to fix the roads which has been paid for out of Bucks County Councils reserves.

The problem is that as overnight temperatures drop below zero new potholes are appearing. Transport for Buckinghamshire's Tim Fowler admits this is why it appears that very little progress has been made.

A spokesman for Transport for Buckinghamshire said "The unforeseen worst winter the UK has seen in a generation has resulted in unprecedented damage to roads all over the country - and Buckinghamshire is pulling out all the stops to repair potholes that are evident across the county. Between mid Dec and mid Jan there were four significant snowfall events Over this period 28 out of 30 nights had below zero road surface temperature Minimum road surface temperature recorded in this period -8.2 C at A41 Westcott and many other nights well below freezing."

"This understandably has taken its toll on our roads and a steady stream of complaints has been coming in to our call centre. Potholes are being reported but also the claims for damage to vehicles are increasing. Due to the current high volumes, if a member of the public makes a claim, the current turn around time is approximately 12 – 16 weeks. The area maintenance teams are working tirelessly to ensure that all dangerous pot holes are repaired within 24 hours of them being identified."

Valerie Letheren Cabinet member for Transportation said: “Our gangs are working so hard trying to ensure that the roads in Buckinghamshire are safe for all users.  The £2m additional funding is being spent wisely and the approach we are using will ensure the money for repair is shared equally across the county. Our residents will soon start to see the results but this severe winter has really taken its toll on our roads.  I would ask that people bear with us as traffic congestion will inevitably increase as we carry out more major repairs.

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WHAT WORK IS BEING DONE?

Programmed, Emergency and Priority routes:

Find and fix gangs work on these identified routes on a rotational basis repairing the dangerous  pot holes. These are the routes are those that are treated with salt before the formation of ice on the roads.  There are 25 routes in total and between them they cover approx 1350km.

Inspected routes:

Inspections are carried out along planned routes which are in evenly spread across High Wycombe, South Bucks, Aylesbury Vale North and South. Six gangs follow the route daily to repair the potholes identified as dangerous by the inspectors.

Plane and Patch gang:

Transport for Buckinghamshire has secured a plane and patch gang who deal with the larger areas of potholes giving a smoother and more permanent finish. This gang has been working around Aylesbury Vale. They will be in the south of the county from 6th April. They will begin in the Wycombe area but will also be working in Chiltern and South Bucks Transport for Buckinghamshire would like to make the public aware that traffic management is required on a larger scale for the Plane and Patch gangs to carry out their work so there will be some disruption to the road network.

Potholes reported from the public

Potholes are either reported through our contact centre or via the website. Once a pothole is reported one of our technicians will inspect it. Currently the majority of dangerous potholes are repaired within 24 hours of being reported. If the road and weather conditions allow then a permanent repair is made. If a temporary repair has to be made, a sign is put out to ensure that the public know we are aware of it and that a permanent repair is programmed.