Just 19 per cent of pothole complaints in Bracknell and Wokingham this year have been fixed, according to the latest statistics. 

Data from fixmystreet.co.uk shows that, out of a combined 75 incidents logged on the site for the boroughs so far in 2022, only 14 are shown to have been remedied. 

The site shows that just 11 of the 60 complaints issued to Wokingham Borough Council have been fixed (18 per cent) compared with 3 out of 15 for Bracknell Forest Borough Council (20 per cent). 

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Finchampstead Road is a pothole hotspot in Wokingham with eight incident reports over the last two years. 

Nine Mile Road in Bracknell has seen seven complaints logged on the site over the same time period. 

One incident report complained that “potholes [are] in the middle of the road all the way from Warren House Road to London Road. A lot of the holes are completely unavoidable so risk damage to cars.” 

Another complained that a pothole was "dangerously deep and with no street lighting it is not visible to vehicles, pedestrians or cyclists.” 

The assistant Director, Highways and Transport at Bracknell Forest Council, Neil Mathews, said: “We ask the public to report potholes via the Bracknell Forest Council website, or alternatively through our Customer Service team, as this ensures that the correct information reaches our highway inspectors and engineers swiftly.   

“Where work is required, our highways contractor will action repairs within 28 days, or sooner if the defect is considered a hazard. Concerns regarding any outstanding potholes should also be reported to us directly.” 

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Wokingham Borough Council states that they spend "around £1.7 million annually on fixing road problems, such as potholes."  

The council recently announced that plans for a £4.2 million resurfacing programme for 2022/23 are being finalised, with over 120 resurfacing projects forming part of an annual maintenance campaign due to start in May of this year. 

The executive member for highways and transport, Councillor Pauline Jorgensen, said: “We know that moving around the borough easily and having good quality roads are important to our residents. 

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“We know that programmes like these cause short term disruption to drivers. Unfortunately, we can’t make the necessary repairs that people want and need without short-term closures. 

“Our roads are in the top quarter of local authority maintained roads, and this investment is sure to keep them there.”