Councils across England have been allocated their share of £500 million for highways maintenance.
And Buckinghamshire Council have been given £5,827,000 to fix the problem here.
It is the second of 5 equal instalments from the £2.5 billion Potholes Fund, providing £500 million a year between 2020/21 and 2024/25, announced by the Chancellor in the 2020 Budget and is part of wider funding the DfT provides for road maintenance, totalling over £1.1 billion across England in 2021/22.
With the average pothole costing around £50 to fill in, the funding will ensure that the equivalent of 116,540 potholes can be rectified in Bucks, making thousands of local roads both safer and easier to drive and cycle on.
Transport Minister Baroness Vere said:
We know potholes are more than just a nuisance – they can be dangerous to drivers and cyclists alike, and cause damage to thousands of vehicles every year.
The funding allocated today will help councils ensure roads in their area are kept up to standard, and that the potholes that blight road users can be dealt with promptly.
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