THIS is the giant pothole Glasgow motorists must swerve to avoid every day on one of the city's busiest streets.

 

The Evening Times walked to the busy bus lane in the South Side of the city and watched how dozens of vehicles had to swerve and dodge the massive crater.

We watched as bus drivers thundered swerved into road plain to avoid the giant rut in the road surface on Pollokshaws Road, which is one of the main arteries to and from the city centre.

We also found swathes of loose chunks gravel, which also creates a hazard.

The gap, which is around five inches deep, is even causing buses to stop completely in a bid to avoid driving over the hole.

Also, the double drain has completely collapsed at the kerbside, which is near popular Queen's Park.

The drain, which is close to the junction at Vennard Gardens, is now completely blocked with dirt and debris, raising fears of flooding on the busy road in the event of heavy rainfall.

Around 10ft away, there is another large crater, which is making an uncomfortable ride for passengers on public transport.

Despite two traffic cones being placed on the hole, our picture clearly shows that one of them has fallen over and they offer little protection from the hole.

As part of the Evening Times' Pothole Watch, we have highlighted the ongoing problems with Glasgow's roads.

The city's streets have numerous suffered incidents relating to subsidence and sink holes in the past few years.

In December 2012, a bus became stuck in a sinking part of a bus lane in George Square.

A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: "The pothole is programmed in for temporary repairs on Friday March 6.

"A permanent repair will be scheduled in due course."

The Evening Times previously revealed how Glasgow's roads were crumbling, despite the city council spending millions of pounds filling in the potholes.

In the build-up to the Commonwealth Games, Glasgow City Council spent £45m to improve city roads.

Between March 2013 to March 2014 they carried out more than 15,000 permanent pothole repairs at a cost of £5.3million.

More than 200 main roads in Glasgow have been resurfaced in the last four years, including Great Western Road and the Clydeside Expressway.