Freedom of information response
Blocked Drains in highways/roads
- 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.
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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? |
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2023 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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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? |
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2023 |
165 |
10973 |
73817 |
24360*1 |
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2022 |
170 |
9095 |
80896 |
24386 |
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2021 |
183 |
9215 |
203172*2 |
24288 |
*1 Number reduced due to the data cleansing
*2 Funding for 2021 includes additional Capital Funding for drainage repairs