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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Madeline Link

Battling bumpy roads: pothole repairs more than triple in two years

Road maintenance crew member Atunaisa Turagabeci and supervisor Chris Layzell repair potholes in Cardiff. Picture supplied

CREWS have worked overtime to repair thousands of potholes after heavy rain and flooding hit Lake Macquarie roads hard.

Pothole repairs have more than tripled in the past two years, costing the council $17.6 million in the last 12 months.

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