- Request
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1. How many unfixed potholes are there currently recorded under the council authority (as of January 13, 2025) for the whole of Lincolnshire?
2. How much has the council spent on pothole repairs in the last 3 years - broken down by year (from January 1st - to December 31st 2022, 2023 and 2024) - Up to and including any data held for January 2025.
3. How many legal claims have been lodged against the council relating to damage caused by potholes in the last three years? Broken down by years as above.
a) Of those, how many were settled with compensation?
b) Of those, how many were refused?
4. How much has the council paid out in compensation for claims relating to damage caused by potholes in the last three years? Broken down by years as above. - Decision
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I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.
1. Data taken at 6 Feb 2025 - there are 1505 carriageway potholes currently reported to us and awaiting inspection or identified for repair.
2. Costs are not split down to individual pothole level but rather cover the whole of the reactive service which includes all works requiring a time based response as defined in the HIAMP. For the last 3 financial years these figures have been £4.5m, £6.5m and £7.5m.
3. 2022 - 1400
2023 - 1827
2024 – 1639
a) 2022 - 489
2023 - 384
2024 – 233
b) 2022 - 908
2023 - 1426
2024 – 1220
4. 2022 -£127,108.32
2023 - £71,177.77
2024 - £34,857.61
- Reference number
- FOI 11420227
- Date request received
- 13/01/25
- Date of decision
- 18/02/25