Newtonhill Road is in a much better condition now that a road sweeper collected many of the loose chippings this morning and the rain subsequently came on.

You can see where the tar and chips have adhered to the surface to seal it where cracks were appearing. The cracks would have become potholes in due course during winter.

At the risk of reopening the debate on Facebook, I’ll share what the roads service advised me this morning about the work which was undertaken on Friday: “This is standard practice for this type of road surfacing work (spray patching), and if road users observe the numerous red triangle warning signs, there should not be an issue.”