The phrase "repair backlog" means that there is a large number of things that need to be fixed or repaired, but they have not been done yet.
Sentences with «repair backlog»
The Local Government Association's transport spokesman Martin Tett welcomed the additional funding, but noted that it only amounts to «just over 1 % of what is needed to tackle our current # 9.3 Bn local roads repair backlog». (politics.co.uk)
The comptroller performed the audit after NYCHA claimed to have slashed major repair backlogs. (nypost.com)
City Controller Scott Stringer, ripping NYCHA's woeful repair backlog last year, has proposed diverting affordable - housing funds to agency. (nydailynews.com)