Rome City Council will use tracking and geolocation technology to screen the capital's pavements for potholes, and its sewers and signage for defects, Italian news agency Ansa has reported.

A database of problems will then be set up to ensure prompt intervention, it said.

The city council has set aside €109 million over the next three years to survey and maintain the most important streets in the capital.

"This is truly a revolution that will make our streets safer," said Maurizio Puzzi, the councillor for public contracts.

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