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Is this the worst street in Christchurch? Many residents and business owners near this Addington eyesore reckon it is.
Motorists have to negotiate giant-sized potholes as they make their way along Walsall St.
Local business manager Brad Peterson says the high-use road is a vital thoroughfare for businesses and is used as parking for workers and shoppers.
The combination of high traffic loads, heavy trucks and a poor surface has meant the road has steadily gotten worse over the years, he said.
"(It's) weather-related, as once the surface breaks and cracks - which isn't very good to begin with - the water gets underneath and it just compounds the problem.
"So, you know, heavy trucks, high traffic loads and poor surface.
"We'd like something done about it, cleaned up -because it's only a matter of time before something occurs.
"Either someone's vehicle that's parked here is going to get damaged or there's going to be a collision, which has happened.
"The road gets blocked because trucks get stuck, but also damage to people's vehicles."
He believed the problem could soon get worse, with a number of new apartments being built on the Addington street.
- By Geoff Sloan
Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air