Written question WQ97062
- Asked by
- Carolyn ThomasLabour
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
How many potholes have been filled by each local authority this Senedd term?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
This financial year 25/26, Welsh Government have funded an LGBI initiative enabling Local Authorities in Wales to be able to access up to £120m of additional funding over 2 years to fix and prevent potholes. £25m has been provided this financial year (25/26) for the fixing and prevention of potholes on the strategic road network.
We are beginning to receive LGBI figures from LA’s and so far in the 1st quarter they have fixed or prevented 18,781 potholes.
In the 1st quarter on the SRN 5130 potholes were fixed or prevented. In the first month of the 2nd quarter already over 13,000 potholes have been fixed or prevented.
We do not hold information on the pothole numbers that local authorities fix and prevent as part of their business as usual from other funding sources.