Residents Urged to Report Local Potholes

Wokingham Borough Council is asking Earley and Woodley residents to report local potholes so crews can fix them.

Potholes often get worse over winter because the freeze‑thaw cycle makes water in road cracks expand and contract, weakening the surface until holes form under traffic.

Councillor Pauline Jorgensen (Con) found several large potholes in Earley, including in Rushey Way near ASDA and the Loddon Valley Leisure Centre. She said, “Since the LibDems took control of Wokingham Borough Council in May 2022, the condition of local roads has deteriorated and congestion has increased.”

Cllr Adrian Betteridge, executive member for active transport, added: “The council encourages residents to help them by finding the potholes in their street. Wokingham has undertaken 1049 pothole repairs since April but with the best will in the world we don't have somebody who travels around to find every pothole in the borough. The potholes will get fixed but there's 150 miles of roads in Wokingham. We need your help.”

Report the biggest potholes at wokingham.gov.uk/roads/report and click on: "Report Pothole and Road Footway Damage." Urgent issues that need immediate attention can also be reported by telephone using the council’s normal or out‑of‑hours contact numbers.

Ted O'Neill, Local Democracy Reporter