Potholes and road defects

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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

Rodney Duggua, Chichester City Council

Dear Chloe,
Thank you for your email. This information is not held by Chichester City
Council.
The City Council is a large Parish Council and does not have highway
responsibilities.
I would advise that you direct your enquiry to the Highways Authority,
namely West Sussex County Council.
With best wishes,

Rodney Duggua

Rodney Duggua RD BA(Hons)

Town Clerk

Chichester City Council

The Council House

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Chichester

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From: Chloe Ostrolenk <[FOI #786764 email]>
Sent: 31 August 2021 18:08
To: Rodney Duggua <[Chichester City Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - 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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