Sydney councils counting the costs as potholes remain unfilled
Thousands of potholes across Sydney are still waiting to be plugged after weeks of torrential rain.
The state government is under pressure to give councils additional funding as it reveals which suburbs have been hit hardest.
In the Northern Beaches, which was inundated with rain last month, the local council said it had fixed 80 per cent of craters on suburban streets.
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There are thousands of potholes across Sydney waiting to be plugged after weeks of torrential rain. 9News
But the major arteries are still a minefield.
"There are main roads which are under the state care and control," Northern Beaches mayor Michael Reagan said.
"What happens there is councils are unable to fix those.
"We want to pitch in and get those repaired quicker and faster."
In the Hawkesbury, the council has a monumental task ahead, after many suburbs went under.
There are 4000 potholes in the area, where many roads are still closed.
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The state government is under pressure to give councils additional funding as it revealed which suburbs were hit hardest. 9News
NRMA spokesman Peter Khoury said the backlog continued to grow, with billions of dollars worth of work to be completed.
"A lot of that needs to be done by councils," Mr Khoury said.
"They don't have the money that is going to be required."
Since the recent deluge, the government has announced councils can access their share of $25 million to help plug potholes but there are calls for more funding.
The government is conducting an emergency road audit across the state.
Transport for NSW's Howard Collins said the organisation was working with councils on the repairs.
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In the past two months, potholes have cost drivers millions. 9News
"Another 600 were fixed last week," Mr Collins said.
"We've got more crews, more resources repairing as quickly as possible."
In the past two months, potholes have cost drivers millions.
The NRMA received more than 26,000 callouts for wheel and tyre damage in February and March.
Blacktown (1369), Canterbury Bankstown (1272) the Northern Beaches (1117) and Parramatta (966) had the highest number of claims
Tyre repair businesses are swamped.
"We've opened up after a short break, we've had a rush and 80 per cent were tyres damaged by local roads," said John Athos from Goodspanner Tyre Centre in Brookvale.
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