Councils in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire will receive almost £100 million from the government to repair roads. This funding is part of a £1.6 billion budget for road repairs across England, an increase of £500 million compared to the previous year. The government estimates that this additional funding will fix an extra seven million potholes and save drivers hundreds of pounds in vehicle repairs.
Councils in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire will get almost £100m to repair its roads, the government has said.that each local authority in England will receive a cut of the government's £1.6bn budget for the next financial year.
The sum, which is £500m higher than the previous amount, is estimated to fix an additional seven million potholes and save drivers hundreds of pounds in repairs. East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council and Lincolnshire County Council have been contacted for comment.Hull City Council: £4,482,000Road users are being encouraged to report potholes in the area to their local authority.
The funding will allow each council to identify the roads most in need of repair and to deliver "immediate fixes", the government said. Figures from the RAC show drivers encounter an average of six potholes per mile in England and Wales and the cost of damage to vehicles from potholes is about £500 on average.When announcing the figures, the government said it was holding back 25% of the £500m uplift until authorities had shown that they were "spending the money wisely" and "delivering".
ROAD REPAIRS GOVERNMENT FUNDING POTHOLES EAST YORKSHIRE LINCOLNSHIRE
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