A woman from Glasgow feels the temporary fix applied to potholes by the council are a 'waste of time and money'.
Jo Hallamby spotted a Glasgow City Council worker filling in a few hazardous holes with cold asphalt, which acts as a short-term solution to the problem.
The pedestrian was surprised when she saw how quickly the worker acted when he arrived on Hyndland Street in Partick to do his job, but says the problem will just continue.
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Jo told Glagsow Live: "He pulled up in an electric vehicle. He got a bag of cold asphalt from the back of the van.
"Walked over to the drain first and poured half the bag in, stomped on it a couple of times then put the other half of the bag in the other hole.
"He sat in the van for a few minutes. He then used the wheel of the van to flatten the pile of cold asphalt."
The passer-by understands the worker was merely carrying out his job, however, she thinks that the quick fix will end up costing the council more and wasting their employee's time.
The pedestrian explained: "Once it rains or gets a bit icy I'm sure it will lift out, it's not going to last.
"It just seems a waste of money. They could be saving all those bags, the guy's time and effort to fix the roads properly.
"The poor guy has been sent out to do a job, it's not his fault, the council have instructed him to do that but it will only last a couple of weeks if you're lucky.
"They are throwing money into holes literally."
Jo has noticed the road conditions worsen across the city. She is worried that the temporary fix applied on Hyndland Street is being replicated throughout Glasgow and she is calling for a more permanent solution
She said: "Is that what they are doing to other holes in Glasgow?
"There's holes everywhere and they weren't the worst I've seen, yet that's how they are dealing with them.
"I just thought it was a joke."
A Glasgow City Council spokesman said: “We always seek to undertake first-time permanent repairs where ever possible, but modern materials can provide an immediate and durable solution when necessary.
“The cold asphalt we use is a nationally-approved material and it is hardened by being driven over by vehicles.
“By using cold asphalt to repair faults, it is intended to make road surfaces as safe as possible as quickly as possible.
“These faults are monitored and where needed, we’d undertake permanent resurfacing, which takes longer to schedule for various reason, including notifications for road closures.
“Our teams are also currently using hot asphalt for repairs and undertaking full resurfacing where appropriate.
“The winter period is always a challenging time for road maintenance due to environmental factors such as ice, frost, snow and rain combined with the pressure on road surfaces from high volumes of traffic.”
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