Huge potholes caused by the big freeze in more than 50 roads around Bracknell are being repaired.

Bracknell Forest Council’s highways team and staff from Ringway Infrastructure Services have just started the second wave of repairs to the roads.

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The £100,000 extra spending will involve temporary road plugs being removed and lasting repairs made.

The council says work done to roads in January and February was a stopgap measure and now the weather has improved the teams are in a position to do further work.

Councillor Mary Ballin, executive member for transport, said: “Plugging the potholes was a very temporary step so our roads, which were badly attacked by the snow and ice, could be used as safely as possible in the interim.

“Our staff and contractors are now working as quickly as possible to make lasting repairs to the roads affected.

“This means going back over the areas where potholes were created and making sure the temporary plug is replaced with a much more permanent repair.”

The council is warning drivers the works is likely to take some time.

Cllr Ballin added: “Our staff and contractors are working flat out try to and keep up with the repair work demand, but it is an ongoing process that will take some time to complete.

“Therefore, I’d like to thank residents for their continued patience while the work is carried out and would like to assure them that we are making repairs as effectively and quickly as possible, with the worst hit roads taking priority.”

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