Potholes reported and average repair time: EIR release

FOI reference: FOI/18/01701
Date received: 19 June 2018
Date responded: 1 August 2018

Information requested

1. How many reports of potholes or road surface defects were made to Transport Scotland by members of the public in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017? (Please specify if the data is for potholes only or all road surface defects)

2. How many reports of potholes or road surface defects were made to Transport Scotland by members of the public BY MONTH in the years 01 April 2016-31 March 2017; 1 April 2017-31 March 2018? (Please specify if the data is for potholes only or all road surface defects)

3. What was the average time (calendar days) to repair reported potholes in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017?"

We clarified with you on 26 June that we would be unable to provide data on whether a defect was a pothole or a surface defect and whether those defects were reported by a member of the public or discovered on routine inspections due to the request being manifestly unreasonable. You responded on 26 June that a report on defects discovered per month would be suitable.

Response

Our response is numbered for ease of reference.

1.

Year	Number of Reports of Defects
2014	346
2015	73
2016	446
2017	369
Grand Total	1234

2.

Year	Month	Number of Road Defects
2016	Apr	101
2016	May	59
2016	Jun	30
2016	Jul	29
2016	Aug	29
2016	Sep	30
2016	Oct	25
2016	Nov	26
2016	Dec	62
2017	Jan	66
2017	Feb	123
2017	Mar	126
2016/2017	Total	706
2017	Apr	66
2017	May	40
2017	Jun	35
2017	Jul	30
2017	Aug	62
2017	Sep	51
2017	Oct	61
2017	Nov	68
2017	Dec	95
2018	Jan	569
2018	Feb	506
2018	Mar	379
2017/2018	Total	1961

3.

Year	Average Calendar Days to Complete from Reported Date
2014	8
2015	7
2016	5
2017	5
Total Average	6

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Transport Scotland does not have some of the information you have requested. Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs. The reason why that exception applies is we do not hold information concerning average calendar days to complete from reported date for the AWPR project and the M8 / M73 / M74 Motorway Improvements project.

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