Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

(asked on 16th October 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government how they define the term ‘pothole’.


This question was answered on 25th October 2023

There is no nationally agreed definition of a pothole. It is up to local authorities to decide which surface defects on the highway to treat, following a risk-based approach. This is set out in the best practice document “Well Managed Highway Infrastructure: A Code of Practice”, which is available online.

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