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Potholes reported and average repair time: EIR release
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.
Detected exemption language
Therefore we are refusing your request under the exception at regulation 10(4)(a) of the EIRs.
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