A nationwide project to get rid of potholes in Britain has been made possible thanks to the first part of £8.3bn of reallocated HS2 funding.
The first roads have already been resurfaced to make roads safer for drivers.
Last year, the Government announced that there would be an “unprecedented” investment into tackling badly surfaced roads, with councils being paid £150m to get on with the work and deliver improvements, with another £150m due this financial year.
The Department for Transport has now revealed 102 of the 119 authorities that have received funding, meaning you can now check your local council's website to have a look at their plans.
Among the regions that have pledged to resurface the highest volume of roads are the West Midlands and the East Midlands, which have pledged to resurface 600,000 square metres and 350,000 square metres of roads, respectively.
Problem roads have also been included in plans such as the A43 at Towcester, A164 between Beverley and Hessle and the A4146 at Leighton Buzzard.
We're on the side of drivers, which is why this government is getting on with delivering our plan to invest an additional £8.3 billion in the biggest ever funding increase for local road improvements, made possible by reallocated HS2 funding.
Alongside this unprecedented funding, which is already being used to improve local roads, we're making sure local people can hold their local authority to account and see for themselves how the investment will be spent to improve local roads for years to come.
Transport Secretary, Mark Harper
The Labour controlled council has just unnecessarily resurfaced the road behind my house. I wonder if that was from HS2 handouts?
The council don’t validate the repairs and the potholes reappearing a matter of 6 months.
When the announcement of the cancellation of the Northern part of HS2 was announced, I did spot in the small print that the “freed-up 36bn” was to be spread over Ten Years. In reality the cash has been allocated for political election encouragements.
What do you expect? It’s the difference between travelling together and driving alone.
No suprise here then. The Tories diverting capital investment money away from Railways into Roads to undertake repairs that they failed to correctly fund earlier ..
The leveling down policy just continues