The state of disrepair of some local roads has sparked a debate - which is the worst road in Darwen?David Scott of Design hairdressers described the A666 as possibly the worst road in Lancashire, yet other residents are now claiming that they know of worse roads - within Darwen!
Blackburn with Darwen council are reportedly aware of the problem and are investigating solutions. However, this isn't a new problem for the council as the Beatles' lyrics of "A Day In The Life" talk about "4000 holes in Blackburn Lancashire".
The lyrics supposedly refer to a news article about how Blackburn council spent so much money identifying how many potholes were in the towns' roads that they didn't have enough money to repair them!
Given that this was based on a story from 1967 it is probably fair to presume the local problem is over 40 years old.
Blackburn and Darwen is unlikely to be the only area with this problem, in fact other places are possibly worse, but there is no avoiding the state of our roads is unacceptable.
The A666 carries so much traffic, including HGV's that it has got to be expected to show some 'wear and tear' but what about our side roads like Harwood Street?
We are going to run a poll on Darwen Online to find out which road you think is worst affected by potholes, but first we are looking for 5 or so nominations. To register your initial vote please visit our new look forum by clicking here.
What do you think about the roads in Darwen? What is the solution? Do you live in another town and think you have worse roads?
Filling in the holes as a temporary fix (see photo above) just isn't working and quite often the original holes will re-appear within weeks but which roads should the council include in their investigation for a more permanent solution?
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