A £500 million cash injection has been allocated to councils across the United Kingdom to tackle the nation’s worst potholes. This funding aims to repair the equivalent of 10 million potholes, forming part of a larger £1.1 billion programme dedicated to road maintenance and upgrades.
Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Hampshire, welcomed the funding boost. She said, “I am pleased to see funding to fix our potholes and improve our Hampshire highways. I look forward to seeing the benefits that this will bring to constituents when we can more widely travel as COVID-19 restrictions are slowly lifted.”
Since 2015, the Department for Transport has invested £296 million into the Pothole Action Fund and provided a one-off £240 million to highway authorities in 2018, demonstrating a long-term commitment to addressing road damage.
Transport Minister Baroness Vere highlighted the risks posed by poor road conditions. She stated, “We know potholes are more than just a nuisance – they can be dangerous to drivers and cyclists alike, and cause damage to thousands of vehicles every year.”
She added, “The funding allocated today will help councils ensure roads in their area are kept up to standard, and that the potholes that blight road users can be dealt with promptly.”
Originally published by UKNIP.
