More than 10,000 potholes repaired in Shropshire since April

More than 10,000 potholes and other road defects have been repaired in the Shropshire Council area since the middle of April, latest figures show.

In total, 10,357 defects have been tackled since 19 April – an average of more than 500 per week – with more being repaired every day.

And 96% of these repairs are permanent ‘right first time’ repairs, compared to 25% just 18 months ago.

Steve Charmley, Shropshire Council’s Cabinet member for highways, said: “These figures are really encouraging, and provide evidence of the work we’re carrying out every day to improve the county’s roads.

“There are still are a lot of potholes and other defects in need of attention right across the county, but we’re working hard to tackle them and to make the county’s roads safer for all road users.”