Data released to the Gazette under Freedom of Information laws revealed the roads with the most complaints made about their condition between January and December 2019. The road at the top of the list had 71 reports made to the local authority about it in 12 months.
A Northumberland County Council spokesman said: "The data the council provided was the number of defect reports we received. Once we get a report, one of our Highway Inspectors will visit the site to determine whether the defect is actionable and meets the criteria for repair. These roads vary significantly in length so the FOI data can't be used as a guide to the condition of that section of road. In some cases we may also get multiple reports for the same defect. As well as responding to reports, the council pro-actively does inspections and repairs of all our roads on a planned basis. We also carry out annual condition monitoring across the whole of the highway network which helps form our annual Local Transport Plan maintenance programmes."
Take a look at the 21 roads with the most complaints in the last year – and see if you agree with them. Images shown are taken from Google Maps and represent an approximate location.
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These are the roads with the most complaints across Northumberland. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. A697 between Morpeth and Longhorsley
There were 71 complaints about this Morpeth Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. B6318 Military Road
There were 52 complaints about this Corbridge Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. B6344 Cragside to Weldon Junction
There were 46 complaints about this road, in Longframlington, in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. Stamfordham Road
There were 46 complaints about this Ponteland Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. Redwell Road
There were 42 complaints about this road in Prudhoe in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. C156 Belsay Junction to Hartburn Junction
There were 41 complaints made about this road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. Dudley Lane
There were 40 complaints about this Cramlington Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
. North Road
There were 40 complaints about this road, in Ponteland, last year. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
1. A697 between Morpeth and Longhorsley
There were 71 complaints about this Morpeth Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
2. B6318 Military Road
There were 52 complaints about this Corbridge Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
3. B6344 Cragside to Weldon Junction
There were 46 complaints about this road, in Longframlington, in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps
4. Stamfordham Road
There were 46 complaints about this Ponteland Road in 2019. | Other 3rd Party Photo: Google Maps