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Record Ref : EIR 1931
Date Received : 15/03/2024
Date Completed : 15/04/2024
Organisation : Private Individual
Application Type : Private Individual
Category : Road Maintenance
Question
Our FOI request relates to instances of puddles and standing water on roads / highways caused by blocked drains that may have led to splashes as vehicles drive past. 1. Please fill in the below table regarding blocked drains on road/highways. In this instance drains are: Highway drainage systems designed to manage the rainwater that lands on the road/highway, both to prevent flooding and to protect the road surface. They can include a wide variety of features including but not limited to roadside surface water drains and channels/gullies, shallow channels that convey water off the road into a drainage ditch (known as ‘grips’ or ‘letts’) and storm drains. Example images here for ease: Year How many blocked road drains (as defined above) were reported to you in the following years? How many road drains (as defined above) did you unblock (either after a report or as part of ongoing maintenance) in the following years? Total cost spent on unblocking road drains (as defined above) in each of the following years? How many road drains (as defined above) do you maintain? 2023 2022 2021
Answer
How many blocked road drains (as defined above) were reported to you in the following years? 2023/24 222no 2022/23 170no 2021/22 138no How many road drains (as defined above) did you unblock (either after a report or as part of ongoing maintenance) in the following years? 23/24 Revenue - 193no Drainage investigation - 7no Drainage schemes MTCBC Capital - 20no Drainage schemes WG RRF - 3no Drainage schemes 22/23 Revenue - 185no MTCBC Capital - 15no Drainage schemes WG RRF – 6no Schemes 21/22 Revenue - 157no MTCBC Capital – 17no Drainage Schemes WG RRF - 46no Drainage schemes WG Gully Cleansing -cleansed 11724 gullies Total cost spent on unblocking road drains (as defined above) in each of the following years? Revenue £240k Drainage investigation £120k MTCBC Capital £1,100,000.00 WG RRF £400K Revenue £237k Drainage investigation £130k MTCBC Capital £1,100,000.00 WG RRF £400K Revenue £234k Drainage investigation £120k MTCBC Capital £1,048,000.00 WG RRF £920K WG Gully Cleansing £193k How many road drains (as defined above) do you maintain? 11724no 11724no 11724no