Road has to be dug up again after Falkirk Council find faults
Poor quality materials used to repair roads across the district have led to streets being dug up again.
Workmen were back in Bantaskine Drive, Falkirk, today digging up the road surface that was only laid within the last 12 months.
Falkirk Council said a fault had been found in the materials used but the supplier had accepted responsibility.
Repair work will now be completed at no cost to the council.
However, the local authority has apologised for the disruption that road closures will cause to allow the work to take place.
One resident said: “People couldn’t believe it when they started digging up the road surface again. It is less than a year since it was last done.
"Neighbours wondered why it was needing done again so quickly.”
A spokesperson for Falkirk Council said: "Remedial works on Bantaskine Drive are being carried out after a failure was identified in road surfacing materials used at several sites within the council's 2025/26 capital programme.
"The issue has been traced to the supplier who has accepted responsibility. The supplier has confirmed that after further testing, the issue with the original material has now been resolved and the supplier will complete all repairs at no cost to the council.
"Additional road closures will be required to complete these works, and the council recognises the disruption this may cause. Access for residents will be maintained where safe, with traffic marshals on site, and roads reopened out-with working hours for local access. We apologise for any inconvenience."
It comes only a year after Falkirk Council won a dispute with the contractor who carried out repairs at Cadger’s Brae roundabout.
The roundabout, at J5 of the M9, was resurfaced and new traffic signals installed in 2022 – but the road surface quickly deteriorated, forcing Falkirk Council to make several temporary repairs.
In April 2025 the council said: “The original contractor failed in their contractual obligations and funds have been recovered through legal proceedings.”
Prior to this there had been “a long-running contractual dispute” with the original contractor who conducted the works as to the reasons for the road surfacing failures.
Eventually an independent adjudicator found in favour of the council on most of the issues raised.