BRADFORD residents have been sharing the locations of some of the worst potholes in the district, after a period of cold wet weather has exasperated the problem.

The condition of some roads in the district has gotten considerably worse in recent weeks, during which the district has experienced freezing temperatures, a handful of snow days and regular rainfall.

This weather, combined with the toll of thousands of vehicles using roads in Bradford on a daily basis, has caused many surfaces to begin to break up and potholes to form.

In some streets, where potholes were already causing problems for road users, the issue has got even worse with potholes growing in size and depth.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority received £22 million of funding in 2020/21 from Government to repair potholes.

Bradford Council is responsible for maintaining the district’s roads, and urges people to report potholes as soon as they are spotted, and aim for an inspector to visit the site within three weeks.

Sharing locations of some of the worst streets for potholes, some major routes in the district were flagged up by T&A readers.

Ismael Nazar said there are “58 on Wrose Road and 27 on Bingley Road”, two main roads in Bank Top and Shipley, respectively.

Gary Woodhead and Anthony Ford both singled out Tong Street for its poor condition, with Mr Ford adding: “You can’t go more than 100 yards without avoiding holes.”

Kath Dooley and Mohammed Hasib raised concerns over Thornton Road, with Ms Dooley calling the road surface “horrendous”.

Mr Hasib added: “Thornton Road is an arterial route and the state of the road is appalling.”

Naila Umer Butt and Janet Hiley both picked out Blacksmith Fold, the entrance to the Tesco supermarket off Great Horton Road, with Ms Hiley calling the surface “diabolical”.

A Telegraph & Argus website user who uses the name ‘I know nothing Mr Fawlty’ picked out Leeds Road in Thackley, near the junction with Cote Farm Lane.

He said the pothole there is “about 0.5 metres square and some six to 10cm deep”, and more are forming where previous potholes have been filled in.

He blamed “incorrect repair methods” for the reason the potholes form, and said more intensive work is needed as opposed to “just throwing in a shovel of tarmac and tamping it down”.

Woodale Avenue in Chellow Heights was another road named, with Tracy Jackson calling the surface “atrocious”.

She added: “It needs a new road but they keep patching the holes up every few months. Shocking.”

Walker Drive in Girlington was also flagged up by some readers, however this is an unadopted road so the duty to repair it lies with residents.

Sijaad Mood said it is the “king of pothole roads, you can actually swim in some of them”.

Bradford Council was approached for comment on how much of the Combined Authority’s £22m it has received, how many potholes it is aware of in the district, how many it has repaired in recent months and what work is being done to ensure that repaired potholes are not a problem in future, but did not respond.