Lib Dem £300m pothole pledge 'won't scratch the surface'
HIGHWAYS

Lib Dem £300m pothole pledge 'won't scratch the surface'

By William Eichler | 20 June 2024

The Lib Dems have committed to spending £300m over the next Parliament to fill 1.2 million potholes a year.

HIGHWAYS

Labour pledges to fix one million potholes

By William Eichler | 12 June 2024

One million potholes a year will be fixed if Labour is elected on 4 July, shadow transport secret...

HIGHWAYS

Half of cyclists say road conditions are dangerous

By Ellie Ames | 10 June 2024

A major local government insurer has warned that months of rain may have caused ‘some of the wors...

INFRASTRUCTURE

Pothole-riddled roads need £16bn investment, study finds

By William Eichler | 19 March 2024

The condition of roads in England and Wales has continued to decline despite councils spending £1...

HIGHWAYS

Record £14bn needed to fix pothole-ridden local roads

By William Eichler | 21 March 2023

A record £14bn is now needed for local authorities to tackle the local roads maintenance backlog,...

WHITEHALL

Budget 2023: Hunt confirms £200m for 'potholes curse'

By Dominic Browne | 15 March 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has confirmed a further £200m in 2023-24 to tackle what he described as th...

FINANCE

Councils warn of plague of potholes and salt shortages

By William Eichler | 31 August 2022

Councils have warned they will struggle to maintain roads and street lights due to inflation.

WHITEHALL

Fresh league table fears

By Dan Peters | 16 June 2020

The prospect of council performance being ranked in a league table has been raised again this week.

HIGHWAYS

Budget 2020: £27bn for national roads and £2.5bn for potholes

By Chris Ames | 11 March 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledged an extra £2.5bn for local road maintenance in the Budget.

HIGHWAYS

Councils to get £100m to repair two million potholes

By Chris Ames | 26 March 2018

Councils are set to get a £100m cash boost to to help repair roads badly damaged by the recent co...

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