The UK government has allocated £1.6bn for road maintenance, with each local authority in England receiving a share to repair potholes. While the government emphasizes 'immediate fixes', councils have been urged to demonstrate efficient use of funds, with 25% of the uplift being withheld until they meet performance standards. The Local Government Association welcomes the funding but calls for greater long-term investment and certainty.
Councils need to "get on" with fixing potholes, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer urged, as the government announced how it will allocate its £1.6bn budget for road maintenance .
Some of this uplift is being held back "until authorities have shown that they are delivering", the government said.Each local authority in England can use the money to identify which roads are in most need of repair and deliver "immediate fixes", the government said.
The Local Government Association welcomed the funding, but asked the government to reconsider its decision to withhold a quarter of the uplift. Figures from monitoring group RAC show drivers encounter an average of six potholes per mile in England, and face spending around £500 on vehicle repairs because of pothole damage.
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