POT HOLES

gary smith made this Freedom of Information request to Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

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From: gary smith

7 March 2010

Dear Gateshead Borough Council,

please advise me since 1st February 2010
(a) how many pot holes have been filled, (
b) how much money has been spent on pot hole repairs,
c) the average number of pot holes repairs per day being made by
the council and
(d) the estimated number of pot holes requiring repair.

Sincerely and without ill will, vexation or frivolity,

gary of the smith family

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From: informationrights
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

23 March 2010

Dear Mr Smith

Subject: Freedom of Information - Legal and Corporate Services - Litigation

I refer to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and to your e-mail to this department/office dated 7 March 2010.

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, we have formally decided to grant access to the records requested and accordingly they are as follows:

Please advise me since 1st February 2010
(a) how many pot holes have been filled,

From the 1st Feb to 16th March (32 days) the total number of repairs carried out was approximately 11,520

(b) how much money has been spent on pot hole repairs,

We are currently spending over £37,500 each week. This approximates to £240,000 spent so far.

(c) the average number of pot holes repairs per day being made by the council

We are completing approximately 360 every day

(d) the estimated number of pot holes requiring repair.

We have no information on this matter as the highway defects are constantly appearing due to the underlying ground conditions and damage to the structure of the bituminous material.

The information provided in response to your request is copyright Gateshead Council unless otherwise endorsed. Granting access to this information under the Freedom of Information Act does not permit you to re-use the information provided for commercial purposes, for photocopying or reproduction in any form. If you wish to re-use the information you need to apply for a Licence. You can do this on line at
http://online.gateshead.gov.uk/atoz/Subm... or by writing to the Information Rights Officer, Legal and Corporate Services, 1st Floor, Civic Centre, Regent Street, Gateshead, NE8 1HH. You may be required to pay a fee or comply with conditions for permitted re-use.

Should you have any queries regarding the contents of this letter, please contact the Information Rights Officer on 0191 433 2192.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights Officer

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From: gary smith

26 March 2010

Dear informationrights,

thank you for your prompt reply
do you not think that the contractor who first layed the roads
should be responsable for the repairs as it is down to bad
workmanship that the potholes have arisen and should not be put
onto the burden of the tax payer who has already payed once for a
supposed good road

Sincerely and without ill will, vexation or frivolity,

gary of the smith family

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From: informationrights
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council

26 March 2010

Dear Mr Smith

Freedom of Information requires us to provide information held in recorded form at the time a request is made.

We do not hold any recorded information in relation to the question you now pose.

Yours faithfully

Information Rights Officer

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