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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Good morning
Request for Information
Thank you for your request for information dated 31 August 2021
As we are a two-tier Authority, Stroud District Council does not hold the information you require, however it may be held by Gloucestershire County Council.
I would advise you to send it to them at [email address]
Yours sincerely
Mrs Taubert
Customer Services
Stroud District Council
www.stroud.gov.uk
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