FOI Request - Potholes

Request 101003819584

I am after information relating to the number of potholes in your jurisdiction.

1. As of 1 June 2025, how many reported potholes in your local authority area were awaiting repair (i.e. logged but not yet filled)? Please provide the most up to date figure.

2. How many miles of road in your jurisdiction are currently listed as
a) GREEN,
b) AMBER or
c) RED in line with the RCI Index? Please provide the latest data you have in miles.     
                                                               
3. Based on current repair rates and available resources, what is your estimated timescale to clear the entire backlog of reported but unrepaired potholes as of 30th June 2025? Please provide an answer in months or years.  

Response 05-08-2025

1. As of 1st of June 2025, there were 359 instructions issued but not yet repaired to deal with Carriageway Defects - this could be for 1 or multiple defects per instruction.

2. Our latest RCI results are :-

RED – 82.281km (51.13 miles)
AMBER – 400.812km (249.05 miles)
GREEN – 1080.807km (671.58 miles
                                                           
3. Information Not Held. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.