A Fife councillor is raising more concerns about the impact of potholes in Fife and is worried that the backlog of repairs may be affecting Fife Council transportation service’s ability to deal with other parts of its workload.
The concerns have been raised by the leader of Fife Liberal Democrats and Taybridgehead councillor Tim Brett. He said the target for Fife Council fixing potholes was 95% in five working days.
However, he said the figures he has just obtained for February show that in North East Fife, the completion tally for repairing potholes was only 70%.
His understanding was that many of the grit lorry drivers were also those who might be out fixing potholes. He said the persistent cold spell may therefore be taking more of a toll than first thought.
He added: “I am very conscious that there are large potholes at the side of roads that have been left for weeks and months.
“Transportation have been putting on extra people to catch up. However, my understanding is that other routine council transportation work may be waiting months and months.
“For example, waiting months to put up street signs. Now that might seem trivial but it’s not if you’re waiting for an ambulance and the driver can’t find your street.”