William Eichler 22 November 2023

Councils failing to fix potholes could face funding cuts

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Local authorities who fail to hit road resurfacing targets could see their funding withheld from a national pothole fund.

Transport secretary Mark Harper confirmed last week the allocations of an £8.3bn plan to resurface England’s pothole-marked road system, set out in the wake of HS2 cuts.

According to the Daily Telegraph, councils will be required to publish lists of the roads they plan to resurface as a condition of this funding and could see their funds cut if expectations are not met.

Responding to the report, roads minister Guy Opperman said: ‘To ensure this investment is truly transformational for road users up and down the country, we are committed to holding councils to account to make sure that taxpayers’ money is well spent and properly fixes roads.’

If this article was of interest, then check out our feature, 'The great pothole repair failure' by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) chair Rick Green.

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