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Written question asked by Andrea Jenkyns (Conservative) on Monday, 24 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 26 April 2017. It was answered by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 26 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has been made in introducing Pothole Spotter systems.

Answer

The Department for Transport announced in January 2017 that we were undertaking a new innovative trial on the way potholes are identified and managed.

The Department for Transport is working in partnership with Thurrock, York and Wiltshire councils and two private sector SME’s, Soenecs and Gaist, to undertake this trial which allows high-definition cameras to be mounted to refuse collection vehicles and by deploying innovative intelligent software will identify road surface problems before they become potholes.

The trial has now commenced in Thurrock and Wiltshire and is expected to commence shortly in York once we have finalised the programme with the council.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
71678
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Roads Repairs and maintenance
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk