The Government has pledged extra cash to fix the country’s potholed roads
Minister without Portfolio Esther McVey helps repairs potholes in Leigh in Greater Manchester, as she called for councils to “get on with it” and use the �8.3bn allotted to councils to fix potholes. Picture date: Monday March 25, 2024.
The Government has been accused of overseeing a “pothole pandemic” on roads because critics say central government has failed to give local councils enough money to maintain the highways. Ms McVey, the Minister without Portfolio, said: “It has to be one of the biggest issues, I think, facing the public, I just wanted to make sure we’re getting the potholes filled.
“The Government has handed over a significant amount of money, extra money, £8.3 billion pounds of extra money, the biggest ever funding increase for road surfacing and potholes.”The cash is coming as part of money saved from the axing of the high-speed rail link HS2 to the north.She said cash had been poured into projects in the north including the Liverpool freeport and Manchester Metrolink transport system.
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