RESIDENTS complaining their potholed road had not been resurfaced in four decades were told the average wait is 103 years.
They asked if the county council could repair the cul-de-sac because it had not been resurfaced since 1983.
But they were stunned to be informed that — according to the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey — the average repair cycle is more than a century.
Homeowner Ian Bowyer, 66, branded the situation in Banbury, Oxon, ridiculous.
He said: “We’ve lived on this road for 42 years. It hasn’t had a full resurface.
“It keeps getting patched up but when you get the frost, it comes up again. A wait of 103 years is unheard of.”
Horsham Close neighbour Dianne Hart, 76, added: “We won’t have a road in 103 years.”
Local councillor Andrew Crichton agreed the work was desperately needed.
But he was told of the 103-year average after raising it with council chiefs.
The authority says budget restrictions means it has to prioritise busier roads.
