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Daniel Holland

'Revolutionary' JCB pothole fixer could be brought in to combat Newcastle's £184m repairs nightmare

A ‘revolutionary’ pothole fixer could be brought in to help solve Newcastle’s £184m road repair crisis.

City transport bosses have revealed that they will likely hire out an innovative JCB machine which was launched last year in a bid to bring the UK’s crumbling roads back up to standard.

It is claimed that the Pothole Pro can complete a repair in less than eight minutes, four times quicker than standard fixes, and at half the cost.

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