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Bristol Post
National
Daniel Chipperfield

The 20 most complained about roads in Bristol

Potholes are a regular bugbear for motorists and if roads are not up to standard some take it upon themselves to raise it with Bristol City Council.

And new figures, revealed in a Freedom of Information request, show the roads which have annoyed drivers the most in the past year.

They may not necessarily be the most damaged roads, but instead the ones receiving the most complaints.

Shopping areas saw the highest concentration of complaints as Clifton, Montpelier and the city centre areas of the city were key problem areas for drivers.

At the top of the list was Queens Road, where 94 complaints have been made by drivers since July last year.

In total, 20 roads in Bristol received 964 complaints in the past 12 months.

Back in January £1.7million of extra funding was released for road repairs in Bristol with a number of high priority projects targeted.

It was revealed nearly a third of the cash would be spent on carriageway resurfacing across the city but details of which were not given at the time.

The top 20 complained about roads in Bristol

Since July 7 2018

Road Name Locality Number of Defects reported
Queens Road Clifton 94
Whiteladies Road Clifton 78
Cheltenham Road Montpelier 74
Park Street City Centre 64
St Marks Road Easton 60
Stapleton Road Easton 55
Gloucester Road Bishopston 54
Fishponds Road Fishponds 53
Church Road Redfield 44
Grestoke Avenue Southmead 43
St Peters Rise Bishopsworth 36
Passage Road Henbury 35
Corn Street City Centre 35
Queen Road Bishopsworth 33
Union Street City Centre 33
The Haymarket City Centre 32
Long Cross Lawrence Weston 32
Bishport Avenue Hartcliffe 29
Broadmead City Centre 29
Creswicke Road Knowle 29

A Bristol City Council spokesperson said: "We repair thousands of potholes every year within the city’s network, which covers over 1,000km of carriageway and nearly 2,000km of footway.

"The ongoing upkeep of our highways doesn’t stop and we are continuing with preventative work such as surface dressing and repairing defects before they cause potholes.

"Anyone who spots a pothole can report it online at https://www.bristol.gov.uk/streets-travel/damaged-road-footpath or by calling 0117 922 2100.”

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