A SHOCKING video shows the “disgraceful” state of pothole repair work undertaken in Scotland’s capital city.
Footage shot by an unnamed Edinburgh local yesterday shows him stress testing the shoddy repairs on one of Auld Reekie’s streets.
Incredibly, the patchy tarmac used to fill in one of the potholes crumbles apart after just a few simple kicks from the bloke, prompting questions over who the city’s council is hiring for the repair jobs.
The video shows the unidentified man strolling up to the unsightly tarmac lump in the road, which now sits in place of what was once a pothole.
The man then gives it one light kick, which immediately creates a dent in the gritty tarmac, before then launching a series of follow-up boots in quick succession.
The tarmac then begins to bend out of shape and crumble apart, with chunks of it coming loose in the road.
With minimal effort, the bloke manages to create a substantial foot-shaped dent in the lump of tarmac.
The Scot also snapped images of the repair works, which show potholes throughout the capital’s streets having been filled with a vat of black tarmac that doesn’t match the road and has not been left to set properly.
The tarmac in the images, rather than filling the pothole and removing the obstruction on the road, creates a speed bump of sorts.
The footage and images of the council’s shoddy repair work were shared to social media yesterday with the caption: “How much does Edinburgh City Council spend on filling potholes – or rather, paying cowboys?
“What a s**t job. I saw an old man sweeping up the loose bits they had left behind near his house. The gutter is full of stones that came from the potholes. Nobody cares.”
The post prompted several likes and a comment from one disgruntled local who said: “That sucks, disgraceful.”
In response, the obloke replied: “It’s just ridiculous how the council keeps patching up, year after year. In this case, the street I’m showing, they’ve been patching 12 years+.
“I think there’s no money for proper resurfacing. Strangely enough they did find an extra £500,000,000 for the tramline during that time.”
