Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced local authorities will receive an additional £200 million in funding to fix potholes.
Announced during the Spring Budget on 15 March, the funding represents a 20% rise in the money set aside annually for the issue.
It will be in addition to the £1.125billion being spent annually between 2020 and 2025 on resurfacing and repairing local highways.
Delivering the Budget, Mr Hunt said the “wet then cold winter” resulted in him receiving “strong representations” from MPs about “the curse of potholes”.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Mr Hunt added the new funding “will fix up to four million potholes”.
He said: “Potholes cause misery for motorists… it’s time for action.
“This cash will fix up to four million potholes, keeping the country moving and putting growth in the fast lane.”
However the RAC believes it is “unlikely to make a big difference”.
Nicholas Lyes, RAC head of roads policy, said: “While welcome, another £200m is unlikely to make a big difference to the overall quality of our dilapidated local roads.
“We need to significantly increase funding for local road maintenance and improvement so councils can resurface roads properly rather than patching them up and hoping for the best.
“Last year the Government spent £1.125bn on local roads in England which is in stark contrast to the £7bn that went into major roads from car tax, despite local roads covering so many more miles.”
According to DfT figures, quoted by the Daily Mail, up to half of smaller, unclassified residential roads are in need of resurfacing in some areas of the country. Meanwhile, up to a quarter of B and C roads are in need of fixing.
Overall, 15% of unclassified roads in England are in the ‘red’ category for their condition, the worst ranking.
The new funding will be given directly to local authorities.
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