The Government’s Potholes Fund will be increased to £700 million in the 2023/24 financial year with the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirming he is adding a further £200 million to fix potholes across the country.
The Treasury had already allocated £500 million for the UK’s pothole fund, but councils in England are due for a massive influx with the cost of repairing all pothole-plagued local roads in England and Wales estimated at £12.6 billion.
Mr Hunt said the “wet then cold winter” resulted in him receiving “strong representations” from MPs and councillors about “the curse of potholes”.
The move will help to lower vehicle maintenance costs for workers, families and business and will safeguard the country’s road network for the future.
