Pothole data
Dear Sunderland City Council,
Under the FOI Act, I would like to request the following information regarding pothole data in Sunderland:
1) How many potholes were recorded for every area in Sunderland for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
2) What was the average time to fix these potholes per region for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
3) How many accidents were reported due to potholes in every area for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
4) What is the amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
5) What is the total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
6) What was the budget to repair potholes for each region for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
If you require any further clarification or have any questions, please let me know.
Yours faithfully,
Liam Edwards
Thank you for your request for information concerning pot hole data.
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Dear Liam Edwards,
I refer to your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. I can confirm that the Council does hold some of
this information, as detailed below.
Under the FOI Act, I would like to request the following information
regarding pothole data in Sunderland:
1. How many potholes were recorded for every area in Sunderland for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
2021 = 9,770
2022 = 6,823
2023 (up to w/e 05/11/2023) = 10,602
NB – unfortunately the Council are unable to break these figures down by
area.
2. What was the average time to fix these potholes per region for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
2021 = 96.56% fixed within 24 hours
2022 = 96.84% fixed within 24 hours
2023 (Up to w/e 05/11/2023) = 96.60% fixed within 24 hours
3. How many accidents were reported due to potholes in every area for the
years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
The Council does not hold this information.
4. What is the amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes
for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
2021 = £311,584
2022 = £244,772
2023 (Up to w/e 05/11/2023) = £269,450
5. What is the total amount of money paid out in compensation due to
potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
2021 = £1,042.53
2022 = £0
2023 = £481.96
6. What was the budget to repair potholes for each region for the years
2021, 2022 and 2023?
Cost of repairing potholes is managed as part of the highways emergency
repairs total budget and is not specifically allocated for potholes.
This information has been provided in response to a Freedom of Information
request and this must be acknowledged in any subsequent use of the
information. In addition, the authority must be notified of any proposed
re-use of this information for commercial or other purposes.
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Kind Regards,
Laura
Laura Caldwell
Programmes and Compliance Assistant
City Development Directorate
Sunderland City Council
Email: [email address]
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