With exceptionally high rainfall levels over the last two months being expected to continue, and water being a major contributor to pothole formation by entering the road structure through cracks causing the surface to break down, West Sussex Highways have advised that they have increased their resources to deal with increased demand.
They have increased contractor resources and now have 22 two person reactive safety crews operating across the network, alongside operatives working extended working hours including evenings and weekends. In addition to this they have increased patching crews by a further two to carry out larger repairs.
They have also deployed an additional reactive jetter bringing the total to three on the network to help manage the increase in flooding in problem areas. These 'reactive' jetters are separate to the cyclical, routine cleansing jetting teams and are used to tackle problem areas which need more significant jetting and investigation.
If you know of potholes you can report them in directly to https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/.../report-a-pothole-online/ or report to your local county councillor by email with a photo and location.
