A HOUSING estate which has "the worst road in Colchester" and has been plagued with potholes for years must be repaired, a concerned councillor has said. 

Roads in the Queen Elizabeth Way housing estate, in Berechurch, Colchester, have been left riddled with potholes for months on end.

The 300-yard stretch of road is said to have more than 45 potholes, all of which have been reported to Essex Highways.

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Dave Harris, Colchester councillor was Berechurch, has put together a petition signed by residents voicing their frustration with the state of the road.

He said: “The road has been resurfaced or part resurfaced three times in 20 years and not lasted – it is the worst road in Colchester.

“They are so bad it is becoming difficult to avoid the pot holes – it’s a bus route as well, and well used by cyclists.

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“I am appalled by the criteria county highways have set [and] I have asked the head of highways services to visit with me to walk through [the estate].”

Essex Highways boss Lee Scott is understood to have now agreed to look at the road after being invited to do so by Mr Harris.