Request for information regarding highway defect reports

Summary

The requester asked for the number of highway defect reports regarding the Creg Ny Baa back road in 2025 and 2026, specifically concerning tyre damage. The Department of Infrastructure disclosed one pothole report from November 2025 and confirmed no reports of tyre damage were received.

Key Facts

• A search was conducted for potholes on Creg-Ny-Baa back road between 01/01/25 and 14/01/26.
• Only one internal ticket was raised following a public report on 24/11/25.
• The reported defect was located at the junction of Chibbyr Pheric Road and Lonan Church Road.
• A Department operative attended the site on 25/11/25 and patched the road.
• No reports of potholes causing damage to tyres or wheels have been received.

Data Disclosed

• 01/01/25
• 14/01/26
• 24/11/25
• 25/11/25
• One result
• 5214957

Original Request

Please provide confirmation of the number of highway defect reports made to the Department of Infrastructure during 2025 and 2026 (to date) in relation to the Creg Ny Baa back road. If it is possible to be specific, I am looking for the number of specific complaints in relation to damage to tyres/wheels.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 5214957 29 January 2026

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 8 January 2026, which states:

"Please provide confirmation of the number of highway defect reports made to the Department of Infrastructure during 2025 and 2026 (to date) in relation to the Creg Ny Baa back road. If it is possible to be specific, I am looking for the number of specific complaints in relation to damage to tyres/wheels."

Our response to your request is as follows:

Following your Freedom of Information request, a search for Creg-Ny-Baa back road was carried out and further filtered for potholes between the dates of 01/01/25 to 14/01/26.

One result was returned: An internal ticket was raised following a report to the Department on 24/11/25 by a member of the public: “Large potholes on Chibbyr Pheric Road - at the junction with Lonan Church Road.” A Department operative attended the site on 25/11/25 and patched a large section of the road to make it safe.

We can advise that no report of a pothole causing damage to a tyre has been received.

Please quote the reference number 5214957 in any future communications.

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I will now close your request as of this date.