Potholes are formed by water seeping through cracks in the asphalt surface of a road.
"For example, even on a road surface with minor ridges or furrows, the driver no longer has to grip the steering wheel tightly and make detailed adjustments, so travelling on the intended path becomes easier, " it said in a statement.
In Cornwall, the A39 at Perranarworthal is closed in both directions because of flooding and a poor road surface.
They are calling on the Highways Agency to install a new road surface and improve the sound barrier to help reduce the levels of noise.
Forth Road Bridge managers have said they are "optimistic" no lasting damage was done to its road surface following a lorry spill of hydraulic fluid.
Soon after opening, the bypass had to be closed temporarily for resurfacing, when the road surface was damaged by a sudden frost.
Although it has reopened, some parts of the road surface were reported to be in a poor condition, BBC Travel said.
There was no mechanical defect to explain the tragedy, but the inquest heard that the road surface was worn and was resurfaced a few weeks after the accident.
Residents living near a busy road which runs between the counties of Wiltshire and Gloucestershire have begun a campaign against surface noise.
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Flooding in July, November and December inundated a number of homes and businesses and damaged the road surface.
You cannot ride your bike on the Greenway itself, but rather ride alongside for half a mile on the dedicated bike lanes on the adjacent Surface Road.
The Highways Agency has put up a sign warning drivers about the pitted and broken road surface on the southbound carriageway, just after junction 23 at Bridgwater North.
"They've got a run of asphalt that's coming out of the surface and, also, I did notice at least one pothole in the main wheel track of the road as well, which is surprising for a motorway surface, " Mr Bullock said.
But a state highway spokesman says they were only working on the surface of the road, not the underlying structure.
The surface of the road still needs work, but the improvements already mean that a bone-shaking two day journey has been turned into a very dusty but manageable 12-hour drive.
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Admitting that it was a borderline decision, Birkenshaw took into account some poor batting and the fact that the Nevil Road surface played better as the game progressed on day two.
It is made from a blend of crushed rock, rubber and polyurethane, a synthetic plastic that replaces bitumen as the binding agent and allows even bigger pores in the road surface.
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