How Wiltshire Council prioritises which potholes get fixed

The local authority is continuing to urge residents to report road issues as they explain the system for how they are prioritised.

After a pothole is reported, it is assessed by an engineer and given a priority rating based on the highways safety inspection manual.

MyWilts shows the potholes that have been reported to Wiltshire Council. (Image: MyWilts)

This manual states that a pothole in a carriageway defined as a strategic route that is more than 75mm deep and more than 300mm x 300mm wide is given the priority rating of P1.

P1 priorities require repairing or signage and guarding by 11.59pm on the day following the report.

There are currently over 20 reported potholes in Malmesbury. (Image: MyWilts)

Similar potholes on carriageways designated as main and secondary distributors are also P1.

If the potholes are any smaller (but greater than 40mm deep), they are designated as P2, and have two weeks to be repaired following the report.

There are currently over 45 reported potholes in Devizes. (Image: MyWilts)

Potholes in link roads, local roads, local access roads, minor roads and lanes must be more than 100mm deep with horizontal dimensions greater than 300mm x 300mm to be considered P1.

If they are only between 40mm and 100mm deep, they become P3, which allows a month for their repairs.

There are currently over 40 reported potholes in Salisbury. (Image: MyWilts)

Potholes exceeding 20mm depth and extending in one direction more than 150mm located at designated pedestrian crossing points are automatically P1.

Wiltshire Council says: “Not all reported potholes meet our defect criteria, and so not all reported potholes are repaired.”