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I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information. I am after information relating to the number of potholes and the cost spent on potholes under your jurisdiction. In particular, are you able to provide me with:
Wokingham Borough employs a risk-based approach to the repair of road defects. This is explained in more detail in the Wokingham Borough Highways Maintenance Management Plan (HMMP) at:
Highways Maintenance Management Plan
The risk-based approach to the repair of road defects is explained in Volume 02 “Highway Network Maintenance” of the HMMP.
Road defects are classified as “emergency” (2 hour response), “urgent” (24 hour response) and “standard” (28 day response). As detailed in the HMMP, Wokingham Borough Council promotes a ‘right first time’ approach to defect repair, however when this is not possible a make safe or temporary repair within the 2 hour or 24 hour response time is considered acceptable.

1. The cost to make a pothole safe (temporary repair). Please provide information for the listed years below only.
2022
2023
2024
In Wokingham Borough, in accordance with the risk-based approach described above, minor works orders to repair road defects are not distinguished as temporary or “full” repairs. Accordingly, this information is not available. However, the average cost per pothole of all pothole repairs for the calendar years 2022 to 2024 is shown below.
Please note that the values supplied are estimates, as some repairs may involve more than one road defect, however this is not necessarily recorded in the works order information.
2022: £118.92
2023: £109.82
2024: £112.52

2. The cost to fully repair a pothole. Please provide information for the listed years below only.
2022
2023
2024
In Wokingham Borough, in accordance with the risk-based approach described above, minor works orders to repair road defects are not distinguished as temporary or “full” repairs. Accordingly, this information is not available. However, the average cost per pothole of all pothole repairs for the calendar years 2022 to 2024 is shown below.
Please note that the values supplied are estimates, as some repairs may involve more than one road defect, however this is not necessarily recorded in the works order information.
2022: £118.92
2023: £109.82
2024: £112.52

3. How many potholes were recorded in your jurisdiction for the below years? Please provide information for the listed years below only.
2022
2023
2024
For Wokingham Borough, the number of pothole repairs completed under minor works orders in the Council’s area in the calendar years 2022 to 2024 is shown below.
Please note that the values supplied are estimates, as some repairs may involve more than one road defect, however this is not necessarily recorded in the works order information.
2022: 1378
2023: 2581
2024: 2437

4. Of those recorded, how many of those were fully repaired or made safe? Please provide information for the listed years below only and separate out by whether they were made safe or fully repaired.
2022
2023
2024
In accordance with the responses to questions 1) and 2), Wokingham Borough does not record this information.

5. What is the most times the same pothole has been ‘made safe’ (temporary repair) in one year. Please provide information for the listed years below only.
2022
2023
2024
Wokingham Borough does not record this information.