IS this a case of history repeating itself?
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Concerns have once again been raised over the state of Eglinton Road following resurfacing efforts carried out in recent weeks.
At Wednesday night's council meeting, two councillors commented on the poor state of a section of the road between Bradwardine Road and Westbourne Drive.
Councillor Ian North said that he was annoyed the road had once again been resurfaced poorly and called the current state of it "crap".
He said that, given it is a main road, the materials used and quality of the job had to be able to withstand traffic movements for around 20 years.
Cr Warren Aubin was also frustrated with the state of the Eglinton Road, saying it already needs to be resurfaced again.
"It's going to have to be redone now, because it's just terrible," he said, explaining that there were dips in the road.
"That's just going to get worse, and worse, and worse.
"Outside the tennis centre, the last traffic count that was done - I think it was 2014 - was approximately 12,000 vehicle movements per day. That equates to pretty much what we see on this road; there's not that many [vehicles] that turn off between here and the tennis centre.
"That's a lot of vehicle movements and a lot of wear and tear on a surface that I really don't feel is adequate."
It's a familiar problem for Eglinton Road, which had to be resurfaced in front of Scots All Saints College in 2016 after the first attempt, and the second, was botched.
On Wednesday night, council's director of Engineering Services, Darren Sturgiss, admitted that he also was "not happy with the finish" of the new surface between Bradwardine Road and Westbourne Drive.
He later told the Western Advocate that the company responsible for the job has been used by council before, but it was not the same one that carried out resurfacing works on Eglinton Road three years ago.
"Council will monitor the surface of the works and take any necessary action as is deemed appropriate," he said.
"Whilst the surface is rough in some areas it is expected that it will settle down a little over time, bearing in mind that it was only sealed last week."
Meanwhile, Cr Aubin has offered his own solution for Eglinton Road that, while costing more money, would be more likely to stand the test of time.
"I think the solution would be to put down a hot mix surface which has better longevity on one of these [arterial] roads," he said.