Pothole repairs at hundreds of locations across Greater Sydney are underway following unprecedented wet weather earlier this month.
Minister for Metropolitan Roads Natalie Ward said fixing thousands of potholes caused by flooding is being prioritised as hundreds of workers repair roads across Greater Sydney.
“The NSW Government quickly allocated extra resources to ensure these vital works are undertaken as quickly as possible, with more than 2400 potholes repaired so far,” Mrs Ward said.
“There are more than 3000 kilometres of state roads across Greater Sydney. We still have more than 400 potholes outstanding, which shows the extent of the task ahead of us.
“Potholes impact the daily lives of commuters which is why we have had 300 staff across Greater Sydney undertaking maintenance work with a focus on repairing potholes on motorways and those that create a safety risk to keep our roads open, safe and reliable.”
Transport for NSW Chief Operations Officer Howard Collins said the impact of the wild weather was reflected in heat map modelling showing how much traffic dropped in Sydney’s worst affected areas.
“In the peak of the floods there was 55 per cent less traffic in the Richmond-Clarendon area and 22 per cent less traffic in the Manly-Fairlight area, compared to an average, daily weekday,” Mr Collins said.
“Clearly it wasn’t the time to be driving but it was pleasing to see people heed the safety messages and stay off the roads.”
Potholes can be reported online at nswroads.work/reportdamage or by calling 131 700.