Roads resurfaced in £6m pothole prevention scheme

Major road resurfacing work is taking place across Lincolnshire to try to prevent potholes from forming.

The £6m scheme will cover about 188 miles (303 km) and protect the roads from bad weather, the county council said.

Carriageways will be covered using stone chippings and bitumen to seal the surface.

Work will take place at 271 sites across the county over the next 10 weeks.

Councillor David East described the scale of the work as "massive".

"The benefit of surface dressing like this is that it allows large areas to be treated quickly and at a fraction of the cost of full resurfacing," he said.

"By using this approach over the coming weeks, I hope that people on the roads treated can appreciate what we're doing, and they can understand that this treatment is a great way to extend the life of a road before potholes set in."

A 20mph (32km/h) speed limit will be in force during the work and the time and locations of the resurfacing can be found on the council's website.

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