Potholes, potholes, potholes

Credit: Evening News

The Evening News reports on potholes in Clerk Street.  Abdul Jalil at the Indian Mela restaurant cleans out the pothole every time it rains to stop the stone filled spray heading towards his shop.  The report is here.

A significant part of the problem, not mentioned in the article, is that many pothole problems stem from the  buses.  A few years back the standard double decker run by Lothian Buses increased in size by about a tonne.  When the buses are running full, the downward force when brakes are applied, accounts for much of the gouging of potholes in the roadway at bustops.

Of course, this is not the whole story and it underlines the importance of basic maintenance rather than spending money on new initiatives.