Freeze and thaw causing dangerous potholes
Date published: 10 February 2010
Potholes, created by freezing temperatures, have become a huge problem in the Borough and the Council has been working to identify and repair them, though the repairs that have been carried out are clearly temporary and more permanent repairs are going to be needed.
The problem, called freeze thaw happens when water gets inside a road surface and freezes it then expands — widening the crack.
When the ice melts even more water seeps into the crack and further exacerbates the problem as temperatures freeze again.
The process can eventually lead to large chunks of tarmac being ripped from the road surface and cause a serious hazard for motorists.
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