{"id":24298,"date":"2020-01-31T17:13:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T17:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=24298"},"modified":"2020-05-21T12:08:59","modified_gmt":"2020-05-21T12:08:59","slug":"pothole-repairs-only-last-a-few-of-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/pothole-repairs-only-last-a-few-of-months\/","title":{"rendered":"Pothole repairs \u201conly last a few months\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Council&#8217;s process of fixing potholes isn&#8217;t good enough, according to some cyclists in Cardiff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rahim Mastafa cycles into work every morning passing the bus depot\nin Sofia Gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the last six months, he has documented the potholes on his Twitter\naccount &#8212; lobbying Cardiff Council to repair the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"394\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-394x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24301\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?attachment_id=24301\" class=\"wp-image-24301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-394x394.jpg 394w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-122x122.jpg 122w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-620x620.jpg 620w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2344.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px\" \/><figcaption>Photo&#8217;s from Rahim&#8217;s Twitter @SugarBoxStudios<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>He says that the potholes are extremely dangerous for cyclists and when it rains, they look like shallow puddles, posing a high risk to cyclists who don\u2019t realise how deep they are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>They&#8217;ve gone back a few times to fix the potholes, but the (repairs) never seem to last. <\/p><cite>Cyclist Rahim Mastafa <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Rahim says he and many other cyclists are forced to ride on the other side of the road because of the deep potholes \u2013 cycling directly into oncoming traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says that the Council\u2019s attempt at a temporary fix to the\npotholes seemed to consist of the holes being filled with a \u201cshovel of tar\u201d &#8212;\nwhich quickly disappears with the high number of busses and cars. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"477\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-477x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-477x394.jpg 477w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-148x122.jpg 148w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-768x634.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-620x512.jpg 620w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_2339-1-109x90.jpg 109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><figcaption>Cardiff Cyclist Rahim Mastafa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After Rahim was approached on social media about this story &#8211; Cardiff Council has since resurfaced the road. Six months later after his first complaint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"296\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-296x394.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"24303\" data-link=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?attachment_id=24303\" class=\"wp-image-24303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-296x394.jpg 296w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-92x122.jpg 92w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-620x827.jpg 620w, https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_20200131_074841-1-68x90.jpg 68w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><figcaption>The road having been fixed again this morning. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff Council has said that according to data from last year, Cardiff was the top council in Wales when it came to pothole repairs and in a statement they said: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>\u201cWe use the resources available to best effect by carrying out a variety of road works across the highway network including reconstruction re-surfacing, surface patching and treatments as well as temporary repairs to potholes.\u201d<\/p><cite>Cardiff Council<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Council&#8217;s process of fixing potholes isn&#8217;t good enough, according to some cyclists in Cardiff. Rahim Mastafa cycles into work every morning passing the bus depot in Sofia Gardens. Over the last six months, he has documented the potholes on his Twitter account &#8212; lobbying Cardiff Council to repair the road. 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