Pothole repairs

Last winter was the coldest and wettest winter for many years and the road network in Kent suffered unprecedented damage. Record numbers of potholes have been reported to us since the beginning of the year, and we are still working hard to repair this damage.

How we’re repairing pothole damage

We have extra crews in each district, working on a ‘find and fix’ basis so that all potholes on a stretch of road will be filled at the same time. Under ‘find and fix’ specialist tarmac contractors are repairing every fault they encounter on our minor and rural roads that make up 71% of Kent’s 5,000-mile network.

View a list of roads they will be working on (PDF, 87k) over the next few weeks. Please note that this is not a final list and will be updated regularly with other roads across the county.

While this work is taking place, our highway maintenance crews will continue to repair Kent’s A and B roads by filling potholes and resurfacing sections if they are badly damaged.

Reporting potholes to us

If you see a pothole, please tell us about it using our online fault reporting form or call us 24 hours a day on 08458 247 800. To help us find and repair the pothole, it is useful if you can give us details about its size and location.

If you are reporting more than 1 pothole in the same road, when filling in the online form please select ‘potholes’ then ‘multiple potholes (same road only)’ from the drop down lists.

Important: If the issue is a hazard to public safety or anything else urgent, then call us immediately on 08458 247 800.

How many potholes have we fixed this year?

Since the beginning of the year we have fixed over 130,000 potholes and are resurfacing areas of the road if the damage is really bad, which is known as patching.

Find out more about how we fix potholes.