Local Government Association issues response to PM’s pothole funding statement
Responding to the Government’s announcement of an extra £500 million for councils’ road maintenance budgets and requirements to prove progress to release some of this funding, Cllr Adam Hug, transport spokesperson for the Local Government Association, said: “The additional £500 million will help start to address the previously ever-growing backlog of local road repairs, which […]
Starmer tells councils to prove action on pothole plague to unlock extra cash
The public will now see exactly what’s being done to tackle potholes, as the government demands councils prove their progress or face losing cash. From mid-April, local authorities in England will start to receive their share of the government’s record £1.6 billion highway maintenance funding, including an extra £500 million – enough to fill 7 […]
Minister tells local authorities: “Prevention is Better than Cure”
The Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood has told Highways News that the country needs to get to a position with roads where local authorities are being able to plan ahead, agreeing prevention is better than cure. In an exclusive interview for next week’s Highways Voices podcast (to be released on 26 March), Ms Greenwood […]
£14.4 billion worth of damage: CareCo call for safer roads to ensure mobility scooter safety
Mobility retailer CareCo has launched a campaign to showcase the dangers faced by everyday mobility scooter users on roads and pavements. Contrary to popular belief, mobility scooters are allowed on pavements and roads, depending on what sort of scooter it is. There are different classes of mobility scooter, class 2 can drive on the pavement, and […]
Wiltshire Council’s £22m extra investment making a huge difference on the county’s roads
Wiltshire Council’s extra investment into its roads is improving highways throughout the county, with more roads resurfaced, more potholes filled, and more gullies emptied in every part of Wiltshire. The council has invested an extra £22m over two years into improving its roads and footpaths and preventing flooding, and this is on top of the […]
Dudley: Over £8 million spent on roads and potholes in 10 months
More than £8 million has been spent Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council repairing potholes and resurfacing roads and pathways since April 2024, new figures reveal. It comes as West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) announced an extra £8.8 million in government funding – on top of the £24 million already allocated – for the region’s councils to […]
Extra £8.6m provided to fill thousands of West Midlands potholes
An extra £8.6m of funding has been secured to fill potholes and resurface West Midlands roads. The increase of about 35% in the region’s highway repair funding comes on top of £24m already committed by the Department for Transport for 2025-26. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said: “Far too many of our roads are blighted […]
Drivers told not to fix potholes themselves
The RAC has urged frustrated Brits to avoid fixing a growing issue on the roads, despite being estimated to cost the Government billions of pounds to solve. Nicholas Lyes, the RAC’s Head of Roads Policy has urged drivers to avoid taking one common automotive complaint into their own hands, warning that it could result in all manner of […]
AI-powered pothole detector trialled in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council has been trialling Robotiz3d’s latest AI technology to identify areas of road across the county that could benefit from preventative road maintenance work before potholes become a problem. The ARRES EYE is placed on a roof rack at the back of a vehicle, as crews go about their usual duties for the day, and scans […]
UK roads “akin to Gobi desert”, says Cebr founder
A campaigner has urged the Government to “wake up” to the prospect of entirely upgrading the UK’s “crater-infested roads” in preference to spending almost £15bn on pothole repairs. According to world-renowned economist Douglas McWilliams, founder of the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr), in an updated Cebr report for FairFuelUK, the cost of completely […]