A record 100,000 potholes have been filled across Brisbane this year already follow the devastating February floods.
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner thanked hard-working Council crews for their efforts filling potholes which have increased as a result of consecutive La Nina weather events.
“Water is enemy number one when it comes to the conditions of our roads,” Cr Schrinner said.
“The extraordinary rain events we continue to experience damage our roads, resulting in more than 100,000 potholes being filled so far this year, including 90,000 since the February floods.
“I want to thank those Council repair crews who are out every day responding quickly to reports from residents about potholes.”
Cr Schrinner revealed another citywide road survey to detect damage caused by water had begun.
“Our officers quickly completed an inspection of Brisbane roads following the February flood,” he said.
“This has resulted in 78 roads that were inundated with water undergoing significant repairs as part of Council’s Rebuild & Recover program.
“We will now conduct another round of road surveys based on expert advice that it can take more than six months for damage caused by water to materialise.
“As part of these surveys, we deploy specialised vehicles that use laser-based images to measure and detect cracking, potholes, and poor road surface.
“They can do this with just a single pass.”
Cr Schrinner said the Council was investing an additional $34 million to repair flood-damaged roads on top of the continued record repair and resurface budget.
“We are committed to ensuring Brisbane residents get home sooner and safer so repairing roads is vital,” he said.
The Lord Mayor urged residents to report potholes to Council so they could be repaired quickly.
“As the biggest local government in Australia, Brisbane also has the largest amount of bitumen with a total road network of 5760 kilometres,” he said.
“So we always encourage residents to let us know whenever they see pothole.
“While our crews repair potholes as they come across them, residents letting us know when they come across them helps us respond faster.”
For more information or to report potholes visit brisbane.qld.gov.au or call Council on 3403 8888.
FAST FACTS:
- Council has filled more than 100,000 potholes in 2022 so far, with 90,000 repaired since the floods.
- In the month after the 2022 floods Council filled a record-breaking 17,077 potholes. In comparison, in the month after the January 2011 floods there were 10,862 potholes filled.
- Since 2011, Council has filled an average of 77,100 potholes each year.
- There are six pothole crews, with up to four staff per crews, operating six days and four nights each week. Additional crews working extra nights and Sundays as weather events increase pothole numbers.
- Suburbs with the most potholes filled in 2022 to date:
o The Gap
o Hemmant
o Pinkenba
o Eagle Farm
o Moggill
