Staffordshire County Council's JCB Pothole Pro Project

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Staffordshire County Council's brand-new Pothole Pro has clocked on for its first shift – on the doorstep of the JCB factory where it was produced. The council has just taken delivery of the machine from the JCB Heavy Products factory in Uttoxeter – and its first job was right next to the plant on the A522 Uttoxeter Road where the authority is undertaking major road improvements as part of a larger £300,000 scheme on the A522. The works include the resurfacing the roundabout outside the JCB factory – with the JCB Pothole Pro playing a pivotal role. The machine is planing the road next to kerb drains and around ironwork. It is also grinding out some of the existing potholes on the roundabout that have been temporarily filled. The JCB Pothole Pro machine is a unique 3-in-1 machine, designed to repair potholes in an average time of eight minutes without the need for additional specialist equipment or extra manpower. The Pothole Pro can prepare up to 250m2 of roadway in a single shift, or 5,000m2 per month and allows local authorities to cut the defect, crop the edges and clean the hole with one machine before they are filled with bitumen – mechanising jobs traditionally done by pothole gangs.