Various footpath and carriageway surfacing repairs are taking place in Blantyre this month, including as we posted the other evening, either side of Station Road. Potholes and the condition of our roads and pavements is a topic in many messages sent to us. Have your say. “What streets in Blantyre should be next?” We hope […]
New Year, New complaints about the roads! This time it’s potholes. The cold, icy snap in December has left various huge potholes on Blantyre’s roads. Notably one at the bottom of Victoria Street near the care home and another MASSIVE one at Sydes Brae near the Crematorium. Both these have potential to cause real damage […]
Letter to Council’s Roads Dept – Following our pothole article last week, we’ve now collated all reader comments and identified a priority list of potholes throughout Blantyre’s local streets which require to be filled. A letter to South Lanarkshire Council’s Roads Department has been written on YOUR behalf, asking for remedial action to be taken […]
We’re received several messages over the last few weeks about the number of carriageway potholes, quoting specific locations in Blantyre. Whilst we understand the concern of residents who have ended up with damaged cars and tyres, Potholes CAN be reported directly to the council online. All complaints will be actioned shortly after. Report them here: […]
Whilst out walking at the weekend, a local man noticed a pothole in the carriageway. Nothing unusual there then. However, this one was certainly unusual! When he looked more closely at the hole in Kerr Street, Low Blantyre, he noticed a large void below it and indeed, he could put his whole walking stick down […]
This was the scene around 8pm last night, Saturday 03 August 2019 as residents reported seeing the tarmac surface of Station Road cracking. The road next to the entrance of David Livingstone Centre is badly damaged, one resident suggesting it may have been by lightning. Another commented that the heavy rain last night looks to […]