Pothole Repairs 2017 - 2022 - Freedom of information requests

Title or Description: Pothole Repairs 2017 - 2022
FOI Number: 297
Date Received: 22/03/2022
Type of Request: EIR
Request or Question: Please could I request the following under freedom of information legislation: 1. The number of pothole repairs made within the Council’s area between 4 May 2017 and 22 March 2022.2. The cost of repairing potholes within the Council’s area between 4 May 2017 and 22 March 2022.3. The cost of road repair due to damage within the Council’s area between 4 May 2017 and 22 March 2022.
Response: 1.        Since February 2021 we have carried out 62,660 reactive repairs on potholes however it is not possible for the data to be broken down for the years requested as the data isn’t stored in a manner which is accessible and would enable us to accurately report. Therefore we give notice under 10(4)(a) of EI(S)R 2004 and declare the information is not held.

2.        The information provided is only available for financial years 1st April to 31st March
2017/18 - £2,066,852
2018/19 - £2,634,708
2019/20 - £2,674,880
2020/21 - £2,504,308
2021/22 – £3,276,390 – this figure is costs to date and a final figure will not be available until after we have completed our year end process

3.        The cost of roads maintenance, which includes the costs associated with bridges and structures are as follows. The information is only available for financial years 1st April to 31st March
2017/18 - £10,960,036
2018/19 - £10,388,014
2019/20 - £10,943,512
2020/21 - £10,209,804
       2021/22 – this figure will not be available until after we have completed our year end process