A NEW way to report potholes across the county has been launched while major funding has been announced to help tackle the issue. 

Gloucestershire County Council’s road improvement plans have been boosted with an additional £87.9m funding from the government. 

The council have also launched Fix My Street - a new, easier and more efficient way for residents, businesses and organisations in Gloucestershire to report and get updates on everything from potholes to problem paths.

Councillor Mark Hawthorne, leader of Gloucestershire County Council said: "We're delighted that we have been awarded an additional £87.9m to further improve roads in Gloucestershire.

"This will join the extra £100m we are investing.

"We've had a great head start trialling innovative methods to improve road conditions during the summer of resurfacing.  

“The spray injection patching machine has speeded up pothole repairs plus Find and Fix teams have repaired over 20,000 smaller potholes ahead of schedule before they got worse.

"The £87.9m is a welcome boost to this winter’s road resurfacing programme.

"Eight additional roads will be resurfaced this year, bringing the total to 220 roads set to be resurfaced during this financial year, with 126 already completed.” 

The council will receive £2.8m this financial year, £2.8m next year and additional funds totalling £87.9 over ten years.  

Through an interactive online map, a broad range of issues can be reported simply and easily.

This might be the condition of the roads, broken traffic lights, issues with streetlights, flooding issues or drainage through to road markings and grass verges.  

Residents can use it to: 

·       Report issues, 

·       See where issues have been reported already,  

·       Sign-up to receive updates on work when it’s completed or inspected,  

·       View the total number of repairs made by the county council.  

Fix My Street is available on the county council’s website and you can save the page to your home screen on any device.

Or alternatively, download the app from Apple’s App Store or Google Play. 

Gloucestershire County Council is responsible for almost 6,000km of roads and each one is routinely inspected.

However, issues can develop quickly and residents can help by reporting problems online.  

Once reported, a safety inspector will make an assessment of the work needed and whether a repair needs to be completed.

Works are prioritised based on the urgency of the situation, for example, a problem on a busy road may be resolved within 24 hours.

The council aim to repair all significant potholes (more than 4cm deep and 30cm wide) within 28 days.