Cash for council to fill 2,300 potholes

Pot holes and cracks in the roads in Milnrow

The Council is to receive £121,000 from the Government to improve local roads. The money is expected to be enough to repair around 2,300 potholes.

The funding has been made available as part of the £250 million Pothole Action Fund included in last month’s Budget.

Funding is calculated according to the size of the road network in the area.

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “I know how important well-maintained roads are to people across the North West. Almost every journey starts and ends on a local road, so the government is giving councils in the North West £6.4 million specifically to tackle the blight of potholes in their area.

“This is just one part of our unprecedented investment in local road maintenance over the next five years. We are giving a record £625 million to local authorities in North West that will support the Northern Powerhouse and improve journeys for all.