Can I please request information on potholes reported to and repaired by the council since 2017. Can you include potholes reported to the council by the public as well as ones identified by inspectors?
1. The total number of potholes reported to the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017 – 2023 (to date).
Please find this information at the following spreadsheet Instructed and Completed Potholes.
2. The total number of potholes repaired by the council, broken down by month, for the calendar years 2017 – 2023 (to date).
Please find this information at the following spreadsheet Instructed and Completed Potholes.
3. The total amount of money paid out in compensation due to potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017 – 2023 (to date).
2017 – £39,079
2018 – £127,722
2019 – £58,083
2020 – £115,359
2021 – £791,049
2022 – £84,777
2023 up to 14/11/23 – £230,967
4. The amount of money spent by the council on fixing potholes, broken down by calendar year in 2017 – 2023 (to date).
Devon County Council does not hold records of expenditure on potholes specifically, as expenditure is included within the Safety Defects budget which takes into account the inspection costs and repairs of all types of safety defect.