Potholes and road defects
Good afternoon,
I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act:
1. The total number of potholes and/or road defects reported in your local area, broken down by month for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date.
2. The total number of potholes and/or road defects fixed by the council, broken down by month for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date.
3. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes and/or road defects broken down by year, for 2019, 2020 and 2021 (calendar years if possible, please).
4. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes and/or road defects, broken down by year for 2019, 2020, 2021 (calendar years if possible, please).
5. And if possible, please can you give an indication of the amount of time taken to fix a single pothole (from starting work on the fix to the road being open again)?
If limited by time, please prioritise in order of Q1, Q2, Q3, etc.
If possible, please provide data in an Excel format.
Any queries, please let me know.
Best wishes,
Chloe
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Kind Regards
Information Governance Officer
Lewes District Council and Eastbourne Borough Council
Dear Ms. Ostrolenk,
Information Request: EFOI 14389
Thank you for your information request dated 31 August 2021 received in
our office yesterday.
1. The total number of potholes and/or road defects reported in your
local area, broken down by month for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to
date.
2. The total number of potholes and/or road defects fixed by the
council, broken down by month for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 to date.
3. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes and/or
road defects broken down by year, for 2019, 2020 and 2021 (calendar years
if possible, please).
4. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes
and/or road defects, broken down by year for 2019, 2020, 2021 (calendar
years if possible, please).
5. And if possible, please can you give an indication of the amount
of time taken to fix a single pothole (from starting work on the fix to
the road being open again)?
I have reviewed your request and investigated whether there is any
information which can be disclosed to you and have found that Eastbourne
Borough Council does not hold the information you have requested.
o The responsible authority for highways is East Sussex County Council
and their Freedom of Information Officer can be contacted at the
address below.
Freedom of Information Officer
East Sussex County Council
W1D, D Floor, West Block
County Hall
St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes
BN7 1UE
Tel: 01273 482913
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