HIGHWAYS officers have revealed the roads in Knutsford that are to be repaired over the next few months.

In a meeting with the Guardian, Cheshire East Council said it had been busy checking out the roads in the town and the surrounding area.

The authority has filled 21,643 potholes so far this year – and a report shows 400km of roads managed by the council are in need of repair – 13 per cent of which are in Knutsford.

The lucky roads to be repaired first though – either by a complete resurface or by a surface dressing – will be Townfield Road, Queen Street, Springfields, Summerfields and Ashworth Park.

Arguably one of the worst roads in the town, Gaskell Avenue (pictured) is to be repaired once the school holiday’s have begun, due to its close proximity to Egerton Primary and Knutsford Academy.

Woodend Lane, Pavement Lane and Bunnells Croft in Mobberley will also be repaired, while Fanners Lane in High Legh and Hollytree Road in Plumley are also included in the next stage of work.

So the council can act swiftly to target the worst problems, members of the public are being encouraged to report all potholes to Clr ‘Dave’ Topping – Cheshire East Council’s Cabinet member in charge of environment.

The authority is investing £25m in targeted road repairs and resurfacing works over two years.

The aim is to prioritise the defects and roads that are in the worst condition and end the ‘cycle of decline’ in the road network.

Clr Topping said: “We have been working really hard to repair the crumbling fabric of our roads – but there is still much to do. That is why we want people to report potholes to the council, so we can target the worst problems more effectively and quickly.

“Successive bad winters and flooding last summer have left our roads in a poor condition and we know what we have to do to keep the network in a safe condition and clear the backlog of repairs.

“A measure of our commitment is that we are investing £25m over two years to repair local roads – and this will have a major impact on improving road conditions for local people and drivers.”

You can report a pothole via the council’s website by visiting website: cheshireeasthighways.org/ReportIt or alternatively, ring the highways team on 0300 123 5020.

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It costs about £20 to fix a pothole placed into the scheduled works programme, using one of Cheshire East Highways’ three velocity patcher machines. In contrast, emergency call-out repairs cost about £50 per pothole;

Velocity patching uses a blend of bitumen and chippings that are passed through a hose at high speed from a maintenance vehicle. The hose is initially used to blast the pothole with air, to force out any dirt or water.

A bitumen emulsion bond coat is then forced deep into every crack of the pothole.

The chippings are then fired at speed through a bitumen spray into the pothole.

The fact that the chippings are sprayed individually helps create a stronger bond than through other methods.