Frustrated residents have demanded answers from the council over what they described as shoddy repair jobs done to their roads. Potholes are already forming on resurfaced city centre streets with yellow lines either missing or wonky. But the council insists the works are good value for money and will get better in several months' time.
It is part of a scheme to resurface 47 roads across Brighton and Hove using a cheaper technique called micro-resurfacing - where a thin layer of asphalt is set on top of the existing surface. People living in Camelford Street, Brighton , say the undulating road surface and wonky yellow lines are worse than the previous state of the road. A parked car making the most of the unfinished lines in Burlington Street (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus) "We expected something a little bit better.
It is like a ploughed field," said Chris Cage, 65. "It took them about two hours after we were told it would take four days." The added layer means the road surface is higher than it was before - in parts level with the pavement which some fear could pose a flooding risk.
The yellow lines even stopped where building material, which was moved by the contractors, was placed (Image: Andrew Gardner / The Argus) Double yellow lines in Camelford Street, Margaret Street, Wentworth Street and Burlington Street are all wonky and at parts not there. It is believed that the council-appointed contractor found cars parked it in the when they arrived to spray the road. Wonk.