196501-359991 FOI Highways

Short Description
Pothole Maintenance Policies
Reference number
FOI196501-359991
Date
30/05/2023
Request

I am getting in contact asking information regarding their road maintenance policies such as:

1) Has the council moved to a risk based approach when it comes to fixing potholes? If so, when did this happen? Ideally, month/year but if not possible just year?

2) What is your safety inspection regime in terms of checking roads?

3) How do you classify road defects? Do you have a guide for this?

4) Do you have any guidance on when a repair needs to be made? ie) how big does a defect need to get?

5) What is your intervention/investigatory criteria specifically for potholes? Has this changed? Could you provide me with the previous criteria, if so?

Response
Attachment #1
Response Letter