Potholes
Case reference FOI2023/00234
Published 20 February 2023
Request
Please can you provide all information for the financial year 2021-22, and from the start of financial year 2022 to 31 December 2022:
1. How many potholes were reported?
2. How many potholes were repaired?
3. Total money spent on repairing potholes.
4. What is the current number of potholes which have been reported but not repaired?
5. How many pothole compensation claims were paid out?
6. What was the total value of compensation claims paid out?
Response
Please can you provide all information for the financial year 2021-22, and from the start of financial year 2022 to 31 December 2022:
1. How many potholes were reported?
A:
2021-22 : 2529 (no. of enquiries)
2022-23 (April to Dec Only) : 1121
2. How many potholes were repaired?
A:
2021-22 : 27427
2022-23 (April to Dec Only) : 17662
3. Total money spent on repairing potholes.
A:
FY 2021/22 : 1,757,008.78
FY 22/23 Spend to 13 Jan 2023 : 1,279,934.64
3. What is the current number of potholes which have been reported but not repaired?
A: 5 of the linked jobs to the Pothole enquiries listed are yet to do - all under Category 2b (2 months). These all have target due dates in early March 2023
17 of the linked jobs to the Pothole enquiries yet to do have been placed under the Category 2c (Forward Program).
It is difficult to match up any potholes that have been repaired with the original enquiry. Some enquiries may be duplicates where more than one person has made an enquiry. Or potholes may have been repaired as part of a wider programme, so would be harder to trace back to a specific enquiry.
5. How many pothole compensation claims were paid out?
A: FY 2021/22 = 10
01/04/2022 to 31/12/2022 = 3
6. What was the total value of compensation claims paid out?
A: FY 2021/22 = £2,486.33
01/04/2022 to 31/12/2022 = £945.92
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