FOI Request - Potholes 2017-2022

Request 101003021337

Could you please tell me the following information, broken down by calendar year since and including 2017, as well as for 2022 so far:

1. How many pothole repairs did your local authority carry out each year?
2. How much did your local authority spend on pothole repairs each year?
3. What was the agreed budget for pothole repairs each year?
4. Please provide me with a breakdown of where the potholes repaired were located as accurately as possible for each year. Road names would be ideal, as would council ward area.
5. Please tell me where all the potholes your council has repaired since the start of the 2017 calendar year were located. Road names would be ideal, as would council area.

Response 04-04-2022

The information you requested can be found here and here. 

1. Please see attached excel sheet.
The closest data we have is the number of works instructions which are categorised as ‘carriageway defects’. Please note not all of these instructions will be regarding potholes, and also some instructions may have been reporting several carriageway defects in the vicinity.

2. Please see attached excel sheet.
Please note the closest data we have is the expenditure against our patching budgets. However it is important to note that not all of these costs will be regarding potholes.

3. Please see attached excel sheet.
Please note the closest data we have is our patching budget. However it is important to note that not all of these costs will be regarding potholes. We only hold this data for each financial year.

4. Please see attached excel report – all defects repaired in Moray for the date range specified. Please note not all of these defects will be regarding potholes.

5. Please see Q4.