Cret Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 The whole roundabout at the bottom of Ballakillowey is a disgrace. It's like a rollercoaster in particular as you go towards port erin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digga Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 Emergency emergency, Paging Amadeus to the thread to take photo's of an offending orifice in the tarmac Pothole appearing in the bus stop outside Douglas Town Hall wonder how long before the Tarmac Fairies fly in and magicaly fill it in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoofhearted Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 There's a big one (abt 2' dia) developing on the traffic Island by Tesco - where the buses part off to the sheds. It's just like most of the others you see around town - then again, it would be, Douglas Corporation have a template for it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggle Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Ballanard road from just past Ballanard Farm to the road on the left that leads to some houses, large sunken trench across road and bloody deep and really gives the car a rattle. This one is now fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yehyehyeh Posted July 22, 2008 Share Posted July 22, 2008 There's a big one (abt 2' dia) developing on the traffic Island by Tesco - where the buses part off to the sheds. It's just like most of the others you see around town - then again, it would be, Douglas Corporation have a template for it... that probably wont get fixed till they decide what they are doing with the roundabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempus Fugit Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 New C/town road at end of Saddle road, also 20 yards further down by the zebra crossing opposite Mylcy motors Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monasqueen Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 There's a big one (abt 2' dia) developing on the traffic Island by Tesco - where the buses part off to the sheds. It's just like most of the others you see around town - then again, it would be, Douglas Corporation have a template for it... Already reported a few times, but still being ignored - still there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils Posted August 4, 2008 Share Posted August 4, 2008 There's a nice one for the H&S brigade on the pavement at the top of Victoria Road in Port St Mary. The DoT removed a sign and left a hole with some nice hacked-off sharp metal sticking up (wouldn't you be?). It's a perfect trap for pedestrians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paddywhack Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 there's a nice one at the junction of that little road leading from york road onto ballaquayle road just directly opposite crosby terrace post office. the buses are quite possibly causing it or making it worse as the no 23/25 pull off that junction every half hour. X marks the spot NOW FIXED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 While the crazy gang in their ivory towers at the D.O.T attempt to drive us mad, it must be said that the guys on the front line almost always do a fine job; they could quite easily have run and hid during the heavy rain this Saturday morning but they cracked on with the Bucks Road job regardless. In contrast, I live on the new estate off Johnny Watterson's lane and the road is yet to be "adopted" by the local authority and is still apparently owned by Dandara. I can accept the raised ironworks but the potholes are just ridiculous, especially in a newly constructed road. Best of all though is how they "fix" this: Now, the DOT would go about things in the usual way but Dandara simply fill the holes with.. gravel. A combination of heavy plant machinery constantly buzzing from one end of the estate to the other and rain ensure that things are quickly back to suspension shattering normality. The estate's roads won't come into public ownership until construction work is complete and, as this is progressing as fast as rust, it seems I'd just better get used to it and having wheels like 50p's By the way, the pothole right outside Douglas town hall expands apace.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianna Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 While the crazy gang in their ivory towers at the D.O.T attempt to drive us mad, it must be said that the guys on the front line almost always do a fine job; they could quite easily have run and hid during the heavy rain this Saturday morning but they cracked on with the Bucks Road job regardless. In contrast, I live on the new estate off Johnny Watterson's lane and the road is yet to be "adopted" by the local authority and is still apparently owned by Dandara. I can accept the raised ironworks but the potholes are just ridiculous, especially in a newly constructed road. Best of all though is how they "fix" this: Now, the DOT would go about things in the usual way but Dandara simply fill the holes with.. gravel. A combination of heavy plant machinery constantly buzzing from one end of the estate to the other and rain ensure that things are quickly back to suspension shattering normality. The estate's roads won't come into public ownership until construction work is complete and, as this is progressing as fast as rust, it seems I'd just better get used to it and having wheels like 50p's By the way, the pothole right outside Douglas town hall expands apace.. The public may not realise it but the D.O.T. men worked until midnight last week on Bucks Road, from being at work at 8 a.m. that morning, then expected to start work again at 8 a.m. next morning, also having to drive home after finishing at midnight and had poor lighting conditions on Bucks Road once it was dark. Quite a few members of public would not wish to work under those conditions I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltire Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 In contrast, I live on the new estate off Johnny Watterson's lane and the road is yet to be "adopted" by the local authority and is still apparently owned by Dandara. I can accept the raised ironworks but the potholes are just ridiculous, especially in a newly constructed road. Best of all though is how they "fix" this: Now, the DOT would go about things in the usual way but Dandara simply fill the holes with.. gravel. A combination of heavy plant machinery constantly buzzing from one end of the estate to the other and rain ensure that things are quickly back to suspension shattering normality. The estate's roads won't come into public ownership until construction work is complete and, as this is progressing as fast as rust, it seems I'd just better get used to it and having wheels like 50p's I've seen your driving through the estate. Cars cannot bounce over potholes! Slow Down! And your wheels shall remain round. However having lived in an estate still undergoing completion, they did the same with our roads and pavements. I suppose they don't see much sense in laying a nice new road, only for their own heavy machinery to damage it before the estate is finished. Usually that is the last thing completed before they depart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Further message of thanks to DOT shock: Not only have they patched the bus stop outside the town hall but they've done a fab job of the road to Foxdale. All they need now is something worthwhile at the end.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianna Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 2 trenches on the main road through Jurby, near the primary school have been left with material washed out, can't avoid them as they are whole width of the road. A lot more traffic up there now since the prison has finally opened, so should not have been left in such a poor state, even worse on a bike and there's a few of those travelling about Jurby at the moment. No excuse leaving the trenches like they have, as the men are still working there on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutley Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 The whole road in PSM from the Post Office to the Bay View pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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