Council’s crews maintain a 2,200 kilometre road network across the region and fix potholes, remove fallen trees from roads and inspect and repair any other damage as quickly as possible during and following heavy rain.
Water entering and weakening the underlying road pavement and the added stress of traffic is the main cause of potholes, which is why we see more potholes after periods of heavy rain.
Our roads crews have been responding to a large increase in general service requests with the current weather pattern and Council has repaired 1,356 potholes in this last week alone.
During this emergency weather event, Council has formed an Emergency Incident Committee to collectedly address impacts and has liaised with Transport NSW around state road matters within our region.
The safety of our community is our priority. We will continue to undertake pro-active inspections of our road networks and attend to customer requests on a regular basis.
Report any potholes or road damage caused by weather events by calling Council on 1300 463 954 or submitting online centralcoast.nsw.gov.au via the ‘Report an issue’ page.
