Pothole statistics for Newcastle
Dear Newcastle upon Tyne City Council,
I am writing to request data for Newcastle Council for the year 2017.
Please can you provide the information requested below:
1.Number of reported potholes in 2017.
2.Number of fixed potholes that were reported in 2017.
3.Number of roadworks reported due to fixing potholes in 2017.
Yours faithfully,
Megan Askam
Reference: FOI 12936
Thank you for your request for information. We are dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
We have passed your request to relevant colleagues who will respond within 20 working days starting the working day after receipt of your request.
Regards
Freedom of Information Team
Dear Megan Askam
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information act.
Please see our response to your questions below in red. The figures are
for the calendar year 2017.
Please also note that for question 1 we have reported the number of times
that we have been contacted regarding a pothole however you should bear in
mind that some potholes and locations may be reported more than once.
Please also note that a report of a pothole does not confirm that it is a
pothole within our definition.
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Regards
Pamela
Pamela Holmes
Principal Engineer
Highway Maintenance and Operations
Newcastle City Council • Website [3]http://www.newcastle.gov.uk
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