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New traffic-light ratings reveal how well English councils are tackling potholes
A new Department for Transport tool rates 154 councils on pothole repairs, with most amber and some red areas receiving targeted funding to improve road conditions.
- The Department for Transport introduced a mapping tool rating 154 local highway authorities red, amber or green, with most receiving amber to enable motorists across England to scrutinise pothole efforts.
- The government committed £7.3 billion for local road maintenance to 2029/30, with nearly £1.6 billion provided this financial year and a quarter of extra funding withheld until the end of last year.
- The Department for Transport flagged several councils as red, including Cumberland, Bolton, Leicestershire, Suffolk and Kensington and Chelsea, and said red authorities will receive 300,000 support through a £300,000 programme.
- She urged councils to spend the money wisely, as the RAC estimates a typical pothole repair bill is 590, and drivers have paid the price for road deterioration.
- Stakeholders including the AA and British Cycling welcomed the ratings, which highlight repair priorities and demonstrate long-term preventative measures by green-classified councils like Essex.
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Ministers have named and shamed areas of England which are not fixing potholes in a bid to ensure a £7.3bn funding pot is being spent properly. The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a map which classifies every local council as green, amber or red based on how much progress they make in repairing potholes in the short run and their planning on how to maintain roads better over the long term. The move is part of a push by the Governmen…
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