Sponsor a pothole in Poland / bad roads

Sorry if this is a re-post but wanted to share this with anyone who maybe hasn't read it:


First, the surfaces on Krakow's roads will be renovated main streets - The idea is to have been patched as soon as possible - Fixed will also be the road , in the opinion of our inspectors pose the greatest problems for drivers. Dangerous holes appeared , among others, Kotlarski on the bridge and on the street. Kamieńskiego . Even worse look smaller streets in housing estates such as . Francesco Nullo . City officials say , however, directly on patching many rifts may not be enough money. - After amendment of councilors reduced amount for maintenance of roads, for one quarter of an average maximum of 350-400 thousand . zł, a little in relation to the needs.

In my opinion I think it is bl*ody cheeky. I just want some tiny little bit of the tax I pay here in Poland to be spent on the roads. As city initiatives go, I think this is a rubbish idea.

I think it's a great idea. Even better would be to have private toll roads.

Edit: and sh*tcan the people sitting around in offices working on new 5 year plans that never work because they can't seem to actually figure out how to make roads last for more than 6 months.

Will you be buying a hole to throw your money into?

I don't live in Krakow, but I would do it in Wroclaw. With any luck they'll fire the worthless people that are working on the issue right now and give us back our money that we can sponsor more holes. Also, I'm willing to pay more for someone to do it right the first time, which is a strange concept here, but hey.

There are lots of holes out in the countryside near where i live..I dont mind sponsering a nice hole on my local roads , but what happens if somebody comes along and ruins it by filling it in...do i get my money back....?

Less and less. The NIK Supreme Audit Office has just examined the state of Polish roads. 38% are still in bad condition and require repair. That means that 62% are in good or very good condition. Yes, it is visible when you drive in Poland - e.g, the roads in the vicinity of my country house or mostly in very good or medium good state.

NIK added that with the current pace of repair, we will achieve 100% in 22 years.

Of course, let`s not forget the EU has contributed its funds to many roads in Poland.

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Not only country roads, of course.
See the map of express and highways around Krakow. Black - already built. Red - under construction. Blue - planned.

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