Garbage trucks and artificial intelligence are being used to tackle south-east Queensland's mammoth pothole problem, following weeks of floods and heavy rain.
Moreton Bay Regional Council, north of Brisbane, has been using cameras on garbage trucks to track potholes and report them back for repair.
Mayor Peter Flannery said the system was working well, with the region's roads being repaired faster after the recent floods.
"There's potholes all across our region at the moment … it's not due to lack of maintenance, it's just the weather we've had, the amount of rain we've had," he said.
"Water doesn't work good with roads once it gets in there and flushes out the asphalt and a pothole appears pretty quick."
Footage from the garbage truck cameras, which are fitted to monitor road conditions, is scoured by artificial intelligence to identify potholes, road cracks or damage.
The data is sent on to the council's asset management team to create a job order, and workers sent out to fix the problem quickly.
The system was expected to be in use by nearly 30 Moreton Bay garbage trucks by the end of last year.
"It's amazing, in the February [flood] event many people contacted me saying they were surprised how quick council was getting out there and fixing the potholes after the rain had stopped, and I'm sure that will happen again this time."
The council also relies on residents reporting potholes to track down any issues.
Pothole problem magnifies
Further south, Brisbane City Council repaired more than 17,000 potholes across March, which Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said was more than double the usual monthly pothole problem.
"Whether it's through our call centre or via our text message service, Brisbane residents have been a massive help in fixing potholes," he said.
"I urge everyone to stay vigilant when driving and to keep reporting them as soon as they appear so we can get a crew to the site as soon as possible."
Residents can call Brisbane City Council's contact centre on 07 3403 8888 to report potholes.
