15 February 2024 , 15:01
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A huge pothole in Glasgow has caused a stir after it was so deep that metal rods could be seen sticking out.
A local snapped a photo of the big hole showing metal poking out where it shouldn't be. The person who took the picture said there are loads of bad potholes around, and this one is just another to dodge.
They told Glasgow Live: "It's just another pothole that you have to avoid. It's one of many on that road. It's been there for a while. I'm a carer working in the Easterhouse area and the amount of potholes up there is disgusting."
Glasgow City Council knows about the pothole and they've got plans to sort it out. They explained that the metal was there to make the concrete stronger, but now it's sticking out.
A council spokeswoman said: "We are aware of this issue and plans are in place to have this area repaired. This was the location of a traffic calming measure but through wear and tear, the metal used to reinforce the concrete under the road surface has become exposed. This metalwork will be removed and the road surface fully reinstated."
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According to councils across England every year, more than a million potholes in our roads were repaired. Figures revealed thanks to Freedom of Information requests made by the Reach Data Unit to every local authority in the country, show the number has remained pretty consistent over the last three years.
There were at least 1.23million repaired in the 2022/23 financial year, up slightly from the 1.21 million the previous year, and 1.19 million in 2020/21. The figures also revealed how the number of potholes varies drastically across the country, resulting in a postcode lottery of potholes.
You can find the figure for your local authority in our interactive map here.