Somerset drivers get a split picture: record pothole repair and M5 oversized-load delays
North Somerset Council’s record repair figures and M5 abnormal-load warnings emerged in the same week, offering local drivers both a repair milestone and fresh motorway disruption.
North Somerset Council said its highways teams repaired 9,250 potholes in 2025/26, alongside record levels of patching and road resurfacing [2][3]. The same week, M5 drivers in Somerset were warned to prepare for significant delays, with delays of up to 90 minutes reported as oversized loads travel north at 25mph [5][6][7]. The road bulletins were among several developments in the area: volunteers also helped tidy a North Somerset beach, and nominations opened for the Bath and North East Somerset Community Awards [4][1].
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- 3SG (Bath & North East Somerset Third Sector Group): Nominations Open for the 2026 Community Awards!
- North Somerset Times: North Somerset Council ‘repairs more potholes than ever before’ in last year
- Weston Mercury: North Somerset Council ‘repairs more potholes than ever before’ in last year
- Wiltshire Times: Volunteers collect 55 types of litter during Weston beach clean
- Weston Mercury: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'
- Somerset County Gazette: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'
- Bridgwater Mercury: M5 delays of up to 90 minutes in Somerset on these days due to 'abnormal loads'
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