Sheffield councillors have said they are cracking down on the private company in charge of fixing potholes as thousands reported during winter remain unrepaired.
Amey has a £2.2bn contract to look after Sheffield’s roads, with more than 3,000 potholes needing attention in the city, according to the contractor.
Councillor Mark Rusling, Labour lead for potholes on Sheffield City Council, said councillors had not been “strong enough” on Amey and needed more oversight of the contract.
Amey said its average response time to “temporarily repair an urgent pothole” in 2026 was under 24 hours.
Amey splits pothole repairs into urgent category one and non-urgent category two.
There were 148 urgent potholes temporarily repaired and awaiting permanent repair as of 16 June.
In addition, there were 3,075 non-urgent potholes requiring attention.
The council said hazardous potholes must be made safe within 24 hours, with Amey then having 28 days to make a permanent repair.
Resources were being redirected to reduce the repairs backlog, the authority added.
