FOI Request - Road Conditions
Request 101003204461
I am looking for the following information:
1. Please state how much was spent on repairing defective road surface/potholes (roads only, not pavements) in 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22?
2. Please state how much was spent on carriageway resurfacing in 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22?
3. How many miles of carriageway resurfacing took place in 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22?
4. Please state whether the council predominantly resurfaces using polymer modified stone asphalt, stone mastic asphalt or other?
5. Please state how much was paid out (in £) to drivers making a claim for damage caused to their vehicles due to defective road surface/potholes in 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21 and 2021/22?
Response 30-01-2023
1.
| Year | Spend |
| 2018/19 | £519415.18 |
| 2019/20 | £558989.28 |
| 2020/21 | £532171.53 |
| 2021/22 | £792298.00 |
2.
| Year | Spend |
| 2018/19 | £1186409.00 |
| 2019/20 | £1518558.00 |
| 2020/21 | £705887.00 |
| 2021/22 | £2281540.00 |
3. Please note resurfacing is calculated in kilometres.
| Year | Km |
| 2018/19 | 14.083 |
| 2019/20 | 14.129 |
| 2020/21 | 7.354 |
| 2021/22 | 14.861 |
4. Predominately we would use Asphaltic Concrete (AC14or AC10) or Hot Rolled Asphalt (HRA) in our Resurfacing works.
5. Please Note: Payments are reimbursements for damage/loss through insurance – not compensation.
| 2022/2023 | Nil claims | 0 claims settled to date |
| 2021/2022 | 21 claims | 1 claim settled |
| 2020/2021 | 46 claims | 3 claims settled |
| 2019/2020 | 17 claims | 2 claims settled |
| 2018/2019 | 37 claims | 2 claims settled |