M57 Off-Slip to Tarbock Island Lane 2 Surface Severe Damage

Lane 2 of the slip road from the M57 to Tarbock Island has developed numerous extremely large and severe defects. They are deep and sharp-edged and thus likely to cause immediate damage to tyres and road wheels.

Compounding the problem, this carriageway is downhill, and a significant braking zone, from a nominal 70mph to 0mph, if the traffic light is red. Both of these factors increase tyre loads on front wheels (making them more prone to damage), and pose a real and immediate threat to directional stability, either through drivers' efforts to avoid the defects, deflections caused by the defects, or catastrophic failure of vehicle suspension/steering systems caused by the defects.

There has been at least one severe pothole on this slip road for several months, however having used the slip road yesterday (5/5/23), it has now degraded to the point where I would consider it unsafe and impassable at typical road speeds, in a typical passenger car.

I would respectfully recommend that Lane 2 of the slip road be immediately closed until repairs can be made as soon as practicable.