Councillors criticise ‘silent’ government after delay of £600 million funding for Birmingham roads PFI
The government has been accused of going “silent” over the future of a £600 million grant aimed at fixing roads in Birmingham, with concerns the delay could lead to “transport chaos”. Birmingham City Council had expected to receive £600 million over the next 12 years to upgrade and maintain the city’s roads, pavements and streetlights, […]
Employment freeze to protect council jobs blamed for state of roads in Wales
Roads and pavements are deteriorating due to a recruitment freeze aimed at protecting council employees’ jobs, councillors have been told. Denbighshire council is facing a £20-£26m black hole next year and a £3.3m shortfall in the current financial year, reports Nation Cymru. At a cabinet meeting at the council’s Ruthin County Hall HQ, council officers […]
Suffolk County Council cabinet to consider £10 million new funding to resurface residential roads
Suffolk County Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve an extra £10 million to repair and resurface local roads in villages and residential areas across Suffolk. The funding would nearly double Suffolk Highways’ £11 million annual roads maintenance budget but be targeted at smaller residential streets which are typically maintained less frequently than busier A […]
Council to invest an extra £10m into road resurfacing to improve Wiltshire’s highways
Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet agreed to invest a further £10m over the next two years into maintaining and resurfacing the county’s roads. The £10m of extra funding, which is on top of the £14m the council will spend this financial year on highways maintenance, is being funded through the council’s capital funding programme. The additional money […]
Wet July saw more rise in report in breakdowns as a result of potholes, says AA
Car breakdowns due to potholes soared in July as repairs slowed during one of the wettest months on record, figures show. The AA motoring organisation said call-outs for car damage from potholes rose by almost 20% compared with last July. Wet weather meant drivers often could not see the potholes while repair efforts by councils […]
£5m for potholes, pavements and roads in Hackney
Over £5m is being spent tackling potholes and maintaining and resurfacing key local pavements and roads this year – as part of Hackney Council’s ambition to support people to walk, cycle and travel safely around the borough. The money is being invested as part of the council’s highway maintenance programme, which prioritises the roads, pavements […]
Pothole repair funding in UK has reduced more than majority of other OECD nations, according to LGA analysis
Spending on local road repairs in the UK has been reduced by more than nearly all other OECD countries in almost two decades, new Local Government Association analysis has revealed. The LGA, which represents councils across England and Wales, said it wants to work with Government on a devolved, long term plan for our local […]
Barnet Council to tackle potholes as part of £8million additional investment in road maintenance
A further £8million will be spent on road maintenance over the next two years to help deal with potholes and the maintenance of highways, as councillors voted it through at Barnet Council’s Cabinet meeting last week. The new investment is in response to the 2022/23 winter period when the number of potholes reported jumped almost […]
Derbyshire Council formally accepts £4.2m of additional funding towards highways maintenance and pothole repairs
Derbyshire County Council accepted an additional £4.2m of Government funding for the roll-out of highways maintenance and pothole repairs across the region.. The Derbyshire cabinet formally approved acceptance of the funding from the DfT this week, for highways maintenance and pothole repairs for 2023 and 2024 in the county. County Councillor Charlotte Cupit, cabinet member for […]
Inflation alone pushes up cost of road maintenance backlog in Norfolk
The cost to clear the ‘maintenance backlog’ to bring Norfolk’s roads up to standard has soared to £69m, as inflation pushed the cost up by 20pc in the space of just a year. The council has warned that, without extra government investment, if inflation keeps rising then it will become even harder for them to […]
