IT is plain that every region and authority is having problems with the potholes and poor state of the roads. Where does the blame lie, however?

An example is the A749 upgraded junction between East Kilbride Road, where it becomes Glasgow Road, and Greenlees Road.

This junction is hardly a year

old but is developing potholes already. Perhaps the problem is made worse by the quantity of water that runs over it from the fields above. The water problem has been in evidence for years before the junction was upgraded so is not entirely due to the amount of recent rain. There has never been adequate roadside drainage on the higher side of the carriageway.

Some investigation is required as to the quality of road materials used generally, the standard of workmanship employed and the competency of the engineers involved in the planning process.

All these things may well be budget driven but the result is roads all over that are not fit for purpose.

TS

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IS “Wow!” now the most over-used word in the English language?

Watching a housing programme recently I actually lost count of the number of times this word was used and wonder if it reflects the current trend to cut corners and go over the top on every aspect of life.

MA

Glasgow

READING Nicola Sturgeon in the Glasgow Times, she says the SNP’s ambition to end Scotland’s contribution to climate change by 2045 sits at the heart of their Budget.

So let’s say they get another referendum and they win independence, will they shut down all the offshore oil platforms as they produce fossil fuels which contribute to global warming?

Watch this space.

Jim Tees

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THE war on the motorist by politicians and local authorities continues unabated and in fact has escalated as they want to force motorists to use public transport.

Here is an idea. All government and local council car parks should be closed and public sector employees told to use green ways to get to work. After a year if the scheme has been judged successful then it could be rolled out to include the less privileged private sector workers and pensioners.

Clark Cross

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