Request for information on potholes on a40 eastbound around w2
Request ID: FOI-4887-1718
Date published: 09 April 2018
You asked
In the space of 5 hours(the time it took to get my car recovered by a flat bed truck) I saw 4 cars fall victim to the same pothole, which is on the a40 eastbound inside lane around the Royal Oak stube station. I am requesting information on the number of reports received about this pothole.
We answered
Our Ref: FOI-4887-1718
Thank you for your request received on 16 March 2018 asking for information about a pothole on the A40 eastbound.
Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm we do hold the information you require.
We have carried out a search for the date range 1 November 2017 to 15 March 2018 using the following keywords:
• A40
• A40 eastbound
• A40 W2
• Royal Oak
• Pothole
We filtered the cases to those which include both A40/Royal Oak (or variants), as well as pothole. We have then read through the remaining A40 (and variants)/Royal Oak cases for any additional cases about road surfaces. There were a total of 55 cases relating to potholes on the A40. Of the cases identified, it does not mean they refer specifically to the pothole you have identified, only that they are regarding to a pothole somewhere on the A40 in the vicinity of the location identified. It should also be noted that queries regarding roads/junctions may not include the name of the roads concerned, for example they may only refer to a landmark, borough, postcode etc., so there may be further reports however due to the way they have been
If this is not the information you are looking for please feel free to contact me.
Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.
Yours sincerely
Gemma Jacob
FOI Case Officer
FOI Case Management Team
General Counsel
Transport for London
[email protected]
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