Information in relation to the A82 trunk road northbound: EIR release

Information requested

Information in relation to the A82 trunk road northbound carriageway at or near Spean Bridge, approximately at the location identified by What3Words reference: grumbles.spot.remix (or nearest recorded chainage reference used by your contractor).

1. “All recorded carriageway defects at this location, including defect IDs, dates recorded, category classification, and dimensions.

2. Details of all temporary and permanent repairs carried out at this location, including dates and nature of repair.

3. Any records of repeat defects at the same chainage or within 50 metres of the above location.

4. Inspection records for this section of road, including safety inspection notes where deterioration or surface distress was recorded.

5. Any complaints, reports, or third-party notifications relating to carriageway condition at this location.

6. Any resurfacing, patching, or structural maintenance works undertaken at this location within the stated period.

If exact chainage data is required to identify the location, please confirm the chainage reference corresponding to the What3Words location provided.

Response

As the information you have requested is 'environmental information' for the purposes of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EIRs), we are required to deal with your request under those Regulations. We are applying the exemption at section 39(2) of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA), so that we do not also have to deal with your request under FOISA.

This exemption is subject to the 'public interest test'. Therefore, taking account of all the circumstances of this case, we have considered if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exemption. We have found that, on balance, the public interest lies in favour of upholding the exemption, because there is no public interest in dealing with the same request under two different regimes. This is essentially a technical point and has no material effect on the outcome of your request.

Q1. All recorded carriageway defects at this location, including defect IDs, dates recorded, category classification, and dimensions.

A1. Please see below for information on carriageway defects at this location, including defects IDs, dates recorded, category classification and dimensions.

For the location What3Words reference: grumbles.spot.remix and adjacent area

Defect D-24-NW-30614
Identified 8//11/24
Cat 1 Defect
2m x 0.3m fretting near centreline

Defect D-24-NW-39722
Identified 4/3/25
Cat 1 Defect
1.5m x 0.5m fretting and holing

Defect D-25-NW-00863
Identified 8/4/25
Cat 1 Defect
Bituminous surfacing fretting 2m x 1m near centreline

Defect D-25-NW-24211
Identified 26/1/26
Cat 1 Defect
6m x 1m fretting offside wheel track

Defect D-25-NW-24213
Identified 26/1/26
Cat 1 Defect
3m x 1m pothole and fretting offside wheel track

Q2. Details of all temporary and permanent repairs carried out at this location, including dates and nature of repair.

A2. Please see below for details of all temporary and permanent repairs carried out at this location including dates and nature of repairs.

For the location What3Words reference: grumbles.spot.remix and adjacent area

Defect D-24-NW-30614
Identified and temporary repaired 8//11/24
Permanent repaired 14/11/24

Defect D-24-NW-39722
Identified and temporary repaired 4/3/25
Permanent repaired 21/3/25

Defect D-25-NW-00863
Identified and temporary repaired 8/4/25
Permanent repaired 14/4/25

Defect D-25-NW-24211
Identified and temporary repaired 26/1/26
Permanent repaired 4/2/26

Defect D-25-NW-24213
Identified and temporary repaired 26/1/26
Permanent repaired 4/2/26

Q3. Any records of repeat defects at the same chainage or within 50 metres of the above location.

A3. There are no repeat defects recorded at the exact same chainage or within 50 metres of it. However Defects D-25-NW-00863 and D-25-NW-24211 are close within the period between 1 January 2023 and 31 January 2026.

Q4. Inspection records for this section of road, including safety inspection notes where deterioration or surface distress was recorded.

A4. Please refer to Annex A for inspections records for this section of road.

Q5. Any complaints, reports, or third-party notifications relating to carriageway condition at this location.

A5. Please refer to Annex B for the information you have requested. This is not specific W3W.

An exception under regulation 11(2) of the EIRs (personal information) applies to some of the information requested because it is personal data of a third party and disclosing it would contravene the data protection principles in Article 5(1) of the General Data Protection Regulation and in section 34(1) of the Data Protection Act 2018. This exception is not subject to the 'public interest test', so we are not required to consider if the public interest in disclosing the information outweighs the public interest in applying the exception.

Q6. Any resurfacing, patching, or structural maintenance works undertaken at this location within the stated period.

A6. No resurfacing, patching, or structural maintenance's works have been undertaken at this location during the specified time period.

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EIR 202600507930 - Information released - Annex A

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EIR 202600507930 - Information released - Annex B

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