How to report a pothole on a motorway?

Ricochet J · 18 Jan 2011 at 19:50

On the M11 junction merging onto the M25 clockwise there is a juicy pothole in the road. It's at a point where the car has to turn gradually to merge onto the M25, and since their's traffic overtaking on the right lane it's difficult to avoid it.

Who do I get that reported to?

blueboy2001 · 18 Jan 2011 at 19:52

Ring the Highways Agency on 0300 123 5000. They don't like email.

MikeHiow · 18 Jan 2011 at 19:52

Highways I would have thought. If that they aren't the right people, I'm sure they'll pass the report on to whoever is.

Dave L · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:19

Yep, Highways Agency are the people to speak to. You'd be best to get a marker post reference to make identification easier.

Justintime · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:20

Would that be the same for the A1/A406 etc..? Some nasty ones developing there.

Aero · 20 Jan 2011 at 21:21

Get a markerpost reference and direction + lane. you can report it to the highways agency and they will pass it on to their Managing Agent Contractor (MAC) who are tasked with maintaining the roads in that area. Have fun

rypt · 21 Jan 2011 at 13:45

Justintime said:
Would that be the same for the A1/A406 etc..? Some nasty ones developing there.

Highways agency do M roads, local authorities are in charge of A roads are they not?

rpstewart · 21 Jan 2011 at 14:08

Highways Agency covers the trunk A road network (green signs) I believe, everything else is the local authority.

rypt · 21 Jan 2011 at 14:19

Hmm, I'm not sure about that, as surely most A roads are green signed ones?

I was under the impression that Highways covered all A(M) roads, but the rest were local

#Chri5# · 21 Jan 2011 at 14:52

blueboy2001 said:
Ring the Highways Agency on 0300 123 5000. They don't like email.

I reported a series of potholes to the HA recently via email and a day later got a reply from Amec saying they'd been out to fix them.

Lum · 21 Jan 2011 at 15:09

rypt said:
Hmm, I'm not sure about that, as surely most A roads are green signed ones?

Some have white signs. These aren't Highways Agency.

They seem to be more common in Wales than in England.. and full of bloody potholes, most of which have formed in the exact same place as they did last year.

Overlag · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:18

the whole of the "new" m25 sucks for road surface. Yes they've made it 4 lanes now but what the hell did they do to the surface?!?

Sonea Fifer · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:25

As others have said Highways Agency would be your best bet.

Here in Scotland since the M8 was closed (for three days) due to the weather conditions the road surface is atrocious now the ice has melted. It got the the stage local radio stations were warning of one particular severe pot hole at J3A before anything was actually done about it :mad:

BigglesPiP · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:27

Potholes round here are insane right now, there's not a lot of them, but the ones that are the whole road surface is gone for a many sq. inch patch right where everyone drives. They're one step short of hitting a concrete bollard!

Lum · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:36

Overlag said:
the whole of the "new" m25 sucks for road surface. Yes they've made it 4 lanes now but what the hell did they do to the surface?!?

Used the cheapest contractor who resurfaced it with Elbonian mud?

Aero · 21 Jan 2011 at 17:54

rypt said:
Hmm, I'm not sure about that, as surely most A roads are green signed ones?

I was under the impression that Highways covered all A(M) roads, but the rest were local

Wrong... The Highways Agency look after the motorwars and Major Trunk roads (A roads) the remainder fall to local authorities

EDIT: Wrong quote before :s

Overlag · 21 Jan 2011 at 19:39

Lum said:
Used the cheapest contractor who resurfaced it with Elbonian mud?

i dont think they even resurfaced some of it. They just used a surface dressing on the concrete which has already started breaking up