Roads across the country will benefit from a further £100 million to repair potholes and storm damage, which is estimated to help repair almost 2 million potholes as well as help protect the roads from any future severe weather.
The Government has already invested £75 million for councils from the Pothole Action Fund this year, as well as the additional £46 million boost for highways authorities announced just before Christmas. Around 7 million potholes will be filled due to this money, announced in the 2016 Budget.
I very much welcome this hugely important funding for our roads. We all rely on roads, and it is vital for road safety that they are in good condition.
We have had unexpectedly bad conditions this winter, so it is right that we now put funding into repairing and preparing our roads for the future.
I am pleased that Hampshire County Council is set to receive £2,956,522 in extra funding from the Government to help repair roads in our area.