Local Authorities Set to Receive Share of £1.6 Billion Pothole Fund
Work to address damaged roads in the UK will commence from mid-April onwards with the government confirming a £1.6 billion pothole repair fund
Motorcycle riders look set to receive good news as the Department for Transport has revealed a £1.6 billion repair fund for local authorities to fix potholes that have caused damage to roads throughout the UK.
From mid-April, local authorities in England will begin receiving a share of the government’s £1.6 billion highway maintenance funding, while an additional £500 million will be available to fill seven million potholes per year.
However, to make sure they receive the money, all councils in England are required to publish annual progress reports (this started on 24 March) as well as providing proof of their work.
The local authorities that fail to meet the demands set will instead face a 25 per cent of the uplift (£125 million in total) withheld. Furthermore, the Transport Secretary has confirmed a total of £4.8 billion in funding for 2025 to 2026 with National Highways expected to deliver road schemes and maintain motorways and major A-roads.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, said: “The broken roads we inherited are not only risking lives but also cost working families, drivers and businesses hundreds – if not thousands of pounds – in avoidable vehicle repairs. Fixing the basic infrastructure this country relies on is central to delivering national renewal, improving living standards and securing Britain’s future through our Plan for Change.
“Not only are we investing an additional £4.8 billion to deliver vital road schemes and maintain major roads across the country to get Britain moving, next month we start handing councils a record £1.6 billion to repair roads and fill millions of potholes across the country.
“British people are bored of seeing their politicians aimlessly pointing at potholes with no real plan to fix them. That ends with us. We’ve done our part by handing councils the cash and certainty they need – now it’s up to them to get on with the job, put that money to use and prove they’re delivering for their communities.”
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