An extra £8.5m is to be spent on surface dressing in the largest even programme to be undertaken in Surrey.

Work will be carried out over the summer on 85 miles of road, covering 100 routes through the county.

Lucy Monie, Surrey County Council’s Director of Highways and Transport, said: “We understand the state of our roads continues to be a source of frustration.”

Surrey is investing nearly £300m in repairing and improving the county’s roads and pavements by 2028.

Ms Monie said: “The increasingly wet weather really impacts our roads – which are some of the busiest in the country.

“This year’s programme will be the biggest surface dressing programme ever undertaken in Surrey.”

It is hoped the roads will be waterproof enough to prevent new potholes forming, with the added advantage that large stretches of road can be treated in a single day.

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