Good news for folk who use Cairnhill Road in Newtonhill. I asked council roads officers to inspect the potholes and depressions in the carriageway at the entrance. Now action is to follow.

I have been told that the carriageway from the roundabout at the junction of Cairnhill Road and Newtonhill Road up to approximately 31 Cairnhill Road is showing a number of signs of distress including potholes, fretting and subsidence. A surface course inlay with isolated areas of partial and full depth reconstruction is required, however these are significant works which have not been budgeted for in the draft road maintenance programme for 2016/17. Therefore, to keep the carriageway safe and serviceable until funds become available, a work instruction is to be raised for the patching of the potholes and localised areas of subsidence.