Potholes on the A1M near Durham
Case reference FOI2024/00023
Received 8 May 2024
Published 7 June 2024
Last amended 10 October 2024
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act Regulations, I would like to request the following information regarding potholes on the A1M near Durham:
1) How many potholes were recorded for that area for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
2) What was the average time taken to fix these potholes for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
3) How many accidents or incidents of vehicle damage were reported due to potholes in that area for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
4) What is the amount of money spent by the Highways Agency on fixing potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
5) What is the total amount of money paid out in compensation by the Highways Agency due to potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
6) What was the budget to repair potholes for this stretch of the A1M for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
7) Finally, how many reports of potholes on this stretch of the A1 have been received this year?
Clarification received 08 May 2024
The area I'd like the information for is for the A1M Northbound from a point 1 mile south of the Durham junction (A690) to a point level with the junction itself.
Response
I can confirm that we hold some of the information you have requested.
Our Response:
1) How many potholes were recorded for that area for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
|
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
3-year total |
|
8 |
4 |
14 |
26 |
2) What was the average time taken to fix these potholes for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
This is measured on defect response time.
2021 - 4 hours
2022 - 24hrs
2023 - 20hrs
3) How many accidents or incidents of vehicle damage were reported due to potholes in that area for the years 2021, 2022, and 2023?
We are unable to say how many incidents occurred on the network only the claims that we received for the A1(M) which falls into Area 14. We cannot break that down further.
We had a total of 16 claims between 01st Jan 2021 and end March 2024 on the A1M (within Area 14).
13 were rejected and 3 were settled, see answer to 5 below.
4) What is the amount of money spent by the Highways Agency on fixing potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
2021 - £35.20
2022 - £650
2023 - £32541
5) What is the total amount of money paid out in compensation by the Highways Agency due to potholes for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
|
Incident Year |
Number of Claims |
Total Value |
|
2021 |
2 |
£178.00 |
|
2022 |
1 |
£108.00 |
6) What was the budget to repair potholes for this stretch of the A1M for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023?
This information is not held as there is no specific budget for reactive pavement maintenance, as this work is included in the overall maintenance and repair contract budget and is not disaggregated.
7) Finally, how many reports of potholes on this stretch of the A1 have been received this year?
|
01-01-2024 to 19-05-2024 |
|
5 |
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