Bourke Street residents have slammed council over a “quick-fix” reseal of the road, with potholes already cropping up after works were finished after just three days on April 21.

Hours after the Advertiser brought the matter to council’s attention on Friday morning, council crews were out patching sections of the road, according to Wagga driving instructor Glen Gaudron.

“It needs to be done properly,” he said. “It is a pretty quick fix.”

Mr Gaudron welcomed council’s attempt to fix the pothole-plagued road so shocking that he’d make students change lanes to avoid them, but said it should have been done properly.

“It’s a cheap job done, but it is much safer now,” he said. “We’ll see how long until it needs to be re-done again.”

A Bourke Street resident, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said potholes were already forming in the parking lane outside his house.

Council, however, has assured ratepayers the seal will strengthen over time. 

“It’s not good enough,” the resident said. “I just want to see it fixed properly and be done with it.”

But long-time resident Doreen Button welcomed the upgrade that has put an end to the 4.30am “rock band” – the sound of tradie utes hitting potholes in the road.

“They did a fantastic job in a reasonable amount of time,” Mrs Button said. “They were also very courteous.”

Council engineering manager Alex Fenwick said the Bourke Street roadworks involved stabilising and compacting the road pavement, before reinstating the seal. 

“It’s not uncommon for minor flaws to appear in freshly placed seals due to stop/start and turning traffic movements,” he stressed. 

“The few, small areas where this has occurred in the parking lane on the recently rehabilitated section of Bourke Street may be associated with the stop/start movements of heavy vehicles such as garbage collection trucks. Over time, the seal will strengthen and this will become less likely. Council crews will be attending to the area as soon as possible.”