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By Mike
Fairgrieve
Problem potholes in East Lothian's roads are filling up fast, thanks to a speedy
new automated repairs vehicle dubbed the Jetpatcher®.
THE war on Aberdeen's potholes is well and truly under way. Workmen have carried
out repair work around Aberdeen beach and the city centre. And there's also
action on routes in Bridge of Don and Bucksburn.
The move comes is part of Aberdeen City Council's £200,000 blitz on the city's
crumbling city roads. The spending came after an Evening Express campaign which
highlighted a series of potentially dangerous potholes across the city. Council
roads services manager Mike Cheyne said there was a need for patching each year,
but this winter had left roads in a particular bad state.
He said: "There was a prolonged spell of severe weather which attacked the
roads, but this work will help."
The council has hired the £100,000 Jetpatcher® for four weeks.
It has already completed areas on the Beach Esplanade, Beach Boulevard and roads
around the Pittodrie area. This week workmen are targeting Bridge of Don and
Bucksburn.
Roads bosses say the process is ideal to provide a one-time permanent repar
without the need for costly digging. Workmen are also using the Rhinopatch
system to reinstate degraded road surfaces. It uses an infra-red heating process
to recycle existing material and produce a large seamless repair. Rhinopatch
repairs have been completed on King East, Merkland Road East, Great Northern
Road and Carden Place.
Teams are now moving to Holburn Street, Bankhead Road, Howe Moss Road, crown
Street, Bon-Accord Street, Union Street, Loirston Avenue and minor roads in
other areas.
At the same time the council's contracting service department has started an
extensive programme of conventional patching.
Workmen have already made repairs in Countesswells Road and Blacktop Road.
Works are underway in Hardgate, Seaforth Road and Station Road in Dyce.
Other areas to be targeted before the end of the month include Baillieswells
Road, Tulloch Road and Balloch Way.
Article Source: Evening Express Newspaper, Friday, March 15, 2002
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