Black Country council invests £1.5 million in fixing potholes with 'extra focus' on local and residential roads
A council in the Black Country is investing £1.5m to fix potholes
Sandwell Council Cabinet has said that they will fund an extra £1.5million to fix and maintain roads and footpaths across the area.
The council has said that this funding will come from a mixture of council funding and also Department for Transport.
Sandwell Council have said that they hope that this funding boost will mean that they the council will invest more than £14 million in total over the next year on maintaining the borough's roads, footpaths and street lights.
The additional £1.5million will specifically support maintaining local residential roads as well as footpaths in neighbourhoods and town centre shopping areas.
Sandwell Council shared that they are celebrating a new 'Green rating' which is part of the UK government’s new national traffic light system that's in place for highway maintenance.
“Well-maintained roads and footpaths are vital for people’s safety and to connect them to jobs, education and services." said Councillor Keith Allcock, Sandwell Council’s Cabinet Member for Environment and Highways.
He continued: “We are proud of the national recognition we have received for the condition of our roads, our planned approach to prevent potholes from forming and, in cases where potholes do appear – for example following wintry weather, the speed, quality and reliability of our repairs. We are pleased to be able to invest a further £1.5million over the coming year to give some extra focus to our local residential roads and footpaths in our neighbourhoods and town centres. This shows we are a caring council that gets things done on the issues that matter most to our residents.”
A recent survey from the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance has found that West Midlands councils face a £1.94 backlog of repairs to fix potholes and cracked roads.
