Nottinghamshire's highways team says getting the county's roads to perfect condition will be like "turning an oil tanker" amid a potential increase in potholes due to cold weather. Those responsible for maintaining Nottinghamshire's roads and carrying out repairs have also issued a plea for the public to be respectful following incidents of staff being verbally abused.
The Met Office has put a yellow weather warning for snow in place across parts of north Nottinghamshire on Thursday (March 9). Nottinghamshire's highways team say they will be "extra vigilant" in terms of emergency repairs during the predicted cold weather.
Wayne Prince is the highways inspection and risk manager for Via East Midlands, which manages Nottinghamshire's roads on behalf of the county council. Mr Prince said: "We're anticipating an increased level of safety defects appearing that are going to need to be repaired to keep the highway safe.
