The pothole was found just nine months after the road opened
Part of the flagship Gedling Access Road will shut for one night this week while Nottinghamshire County Council fixes a pothole. The damage was discovered last month on December 22 – nine months to the day since the road's March 22 opening.
The £49million road, officially named Colliery Way, was constructed after decades of campaigning to ease traffic and congestion through Gedling village. It was initially due to open in autumn 2021 and was budgeted at £40m but price increases fuelled by the pandemic pushed the project back and costs up.The Conservative-led county authority said the pothole was part of wider damage to the road surface and was caused by 'badly-fitted farm machinery'.
"This latest damage will be investigated to ascertain the cause. The road is still under warranty with Balfour Beatty which will carry out any permanent repair required at no cost to the council.
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