Why is snow so bad for potholes?

[bluereddish]

Hundreds of them are appearing during this spell of cold weather.

For those who might be interested heres an informative article

<a class="postlink" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8453969.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8453969.stm</a>

 

[Stevies Bald Head!]

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[es1]

water gets into cracks in the road, freezes and expands causing the cracks to widen, and eventually causing potholes to form

should this (freeze-thaw) occur in exixting potholes then it will cuase them to expand

go geography a level!

 

[Biggsy1]

I actually spotted this for the 1st time this year and I'm 33 and spend most of my days driving, can't for the life of me think why I haven't noticed this before. But there are now shit loads on my route home from work and have had to develop a new approach to my well studied route!!!

 

[denislawsbackheel]

water gets into cracks in the road, freezes and expands causing the cracks to widen, and eventually causing potholes to form

should this (freeze-thaw) occur in exixting potholes then it will cuase them to expand

go geography a level!

A level?
And they say the curriculum isn't being dumbed down!

 

[AyrshireBlue]

This only highlights a major national problem thanks to years of neglect and underspend on our highways, which is not down to highways/roads departments but to those who set the budgets.

 

[es1]

water gets into cracks in the road, freezes and expands causing the cracks to widen, and eventually causing potholes to form

should this (freeze-thaw) occur in exixting potholes then it will cuase them to expand

go geography a level!

A level?
And they say the curriculum isn't being dumbed down!

it might have been gcse, cant remember it was so long ago!!

 

[Blue Smarties]

A level?
And they say the curriculum isn't being dumbed down!

it might have been gcse, cant remember it was so long ago!!

Maybe even year six SATS? ;-)

 

[wilsonian]

I need to get in contact with my local council, clipped a pot hole down daisynook the other day and it's took a chunk out of my alloy. :( not happy about it.

 

[shadygiz]

I need to get in contact with my local council, clipped a pot hole down daisynook the other day and it's took a chunk out of my alloy. :( not happy about it.

good luck with that one mate....had it happen a few times...last one fractured my alloy....i took photo evidence and statements, but still got nothing out of tameside council...cost me nearly £800quid for new alloys as i had to buy a complete set of 4 again