Trench Scar Ledger
Potholes on old utility trenches, billed to whoever dug them, confirmed by residents.
The job
Links each road defect to the excavation behind it and sends the repair to the permit holder, not the municipality's crews, verified by the residents who reported it. Charges the holder when a deadline is missed and brings each holder's record to permit renewal.
The moment
A map of one district lights up: 38% of the quarter's 644 pothole reports sit on fibre and water trenches dug last year.
The permits office approves notices, and each operator that dug a trench receives its list with residents' photos.
Four weeks later, 92% of those road scars have been repaired at the operators' cost and confirmed by the residents who reported them. The counter shows $1.9 million recovered and 3,120 municipal crew hours not spent.
One operator's report card arrives at its permit renewal with a proposed condition attached.
What it does
- Confirm or reject a low-confidence match
- Route scars to the permit holder
- Book the resident's verification call
- Bill back a missed deadline
- Send the scar report card before renewal
- Record the renewal committee's decision on conditions
What you see
A map story of trench scars (permit lines, report dots) with a live recovery counter, a ledger per permit holder, and a scar report card that travels to each holder before renewal.
What it moves
The dollars of repair cost recovered from permit holders each quarter, the share of trench-caused defects repaired and confirmed by residents within the deadline, and the municipal crew hours avoided.
Built for
- Finance
- Partners & ecosystem
