AN online map from Herefordshire Council has revealed there are currently dozens of potholes in Hereford waiting to be filled in.

The information from Herefordshire Council does not give a target repair date for defects "in progress", but does show when they were reported and, once they have been repaired, the date this was completed.

It shows some potholes which have already been filled in were done within 24 hours, but some took more than three weeks to be repaired.

Munstone Road off the A4103 Roman Road is currently one of the worst for potholes in Hereford, the map shows. Ten potholes are currently awaiting repair.

Other hotspots for potholes in the city include Hafod Road with five, and Holme Lacy Road with nine. There have been six reported on Old Eign Hill and 15 on Huntingdon Lane in Kings Acre - the most in the city.

The local authority's Covid-19 highway maintenance plans says: "Timescales are designed to enable highway defects to be, wherever practicable, actioned by a permanent repair.

"This balances the immediate risk posed to highway users with the ongoing risk that will be posed as a consequence of a failed temporary repair."

It comes as The Government has launched a new data-driven review into the mapping of England's potholes to help target key areas in need of funding.

Aided by data from on-road businesses such as Uber and Deliveroo, the audit is being made in order to better focus on areas in need of improvement so that roads are in 'top condition' as people return to both school and work.

The Department for Transport (DfT) will work alongside highway data and mapping company Gaist to identify key areas which suffer from potholes. Companies such as Tesco and Ocado will provide pothole mapping data too, while local authorities will also be called upon to highlight these 'pothole hot-spots'.

The information collated will be combined with existing data on current potholes, through which the DfT will then be able to create a detailed picture of where the most amount of funding is needed.

It follows on from £2.5bn of government funding pledged to pothole repairs, as well as highway maintenance works undertaken during lockdown which saw 319 miles of resurfacing completed.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "I want our roads to be as safe as possible, so during the lockdown we've resurfaced hundreds of miles of road. But now I want to go further by identifying critical potholes and ensuring these are fixed as quickly as possible.

"We're teaming up with delivery companies, who know the roads well, in order to map out where remaining potholes exist and then relentlessly target them with our record £2.5bn to pothole repair fund.

"Better road surfaces benefit motorists and cyclists alike ensuring the back to school and work environment is safer for everyone."

Since 2010 the government has provided more than £1.2 billion in funding solely for the repair of potholes on the local highway network. It includes £500 million the from the £2.5bn announced in the budget earlier this year.