E. End’s Third World road

Bentley – and Mercedes Benz-driving Hamptonites are suffering blowouts and bent rims because of huge potholes on Route 27, the main highway that snakes through the South Fork to Montauk. Drivers are complaining of having to weave all over the road to avoid the craters, and those who don’t are damaging their cars. “A developing Third World country has better roads,” said Wainscott author Steven Gaines. Southampton Tire co-owner Carol Whitby acknowledged that the shop is seeing more dented rims than usual this year. “This is the direct result of a particularly harsh winter season,” said Ellen Peters, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. “The Wainscott area is particularly bad, and we’ve been there several times.” Peters said Route 27 is due for repaving next year.