FOI Request - Pothole Repairs
Request 101002681137
1.
a. How many potholes/road defects were reported to the local authority in each of the past five years for which data is available?
b. Of those reported potholes/road defects, how many were reported as being on:
i. ‘A’ classified roads,
ii. ‘B’ classified roads,
iii. Unclassified roads?
c. How many potholes/road defects were repaired by the local authority in each of the past five years for which data is available?
d. Of those repaired potholes/road defects, how many were repaired on:
i. ‘A’ classified roads,
ii. ‘B’ classified roads,
iii. Unclassified roads?
2.
a. Does the local authority set target repair times for identified potholes/road defects?
b. For each of the past five years for which data is available, how many potholes/road defects were repaired within the local authority’s set target time?
Response 11.02.21
1.
a. How many potholes/road defects were reported to the local authority in each of the past five years for which data is available?
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 4457 | 4773 | 4560 | 4699 | 5349 | 5106 |
b. Of those reported potholes/road defects, how many were reported as being on:
i. 'A' classified roads,
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 449 | 431 | 420 | 408 | 527 | 386 |
ii. 'B' classified roads,
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 1064 | 1081 | 1039 | 1204 | 1307 | 1119 |
iii. ‘C’ classified roads,
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 974 | 994 | 1006 | 1010 | 1190 | 1251 |
iv. Unclassified roads?
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 1970 | 2267 | 2095 | 2077 | 2325 | 2350 |
c. How many potholes/road defects were repaired by the local authority in each of the past five years for which data is available?
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 4179 | 4438 | 3967 | 4551 | 4628 | 4762 |
d. Of those repaired potholes/road defects, how many were repaired on:
i. 'A' classified roads,
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 418 | 372 | 348 | 362 | 383 | 339 |
ii. 'B' classified roads,
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 979 | 1033 | 903 | 1165 | 1161 | 1030 |
iii. ‘C’ classified roads,
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 908 | 930 | 873 | 983 | 1030 | 1185 |
iv. Unclassified roads?
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 1874 | 2103 | 1843 | 2041 | 2054 | 2208 |
2.
a. Does the local authority set target repair times for identified potholes/road defects?
Yes
.
b. For each of the past five years for which data is available, how many potholes/road defects were repaired within the local authority's set target time?
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| 3821 | 4144 | 3855 | 4021 | 3953 | 2914 |
Please note we have included ‘C’ class roads as the questioner may be unaware we classify our roads as A, B, C & Unclassified.