County Durham receives £700k boost to improve road conditions

Revealed today (April 18), an extra £700k of council funding will be invested in improving the condition of roads around County Durham in the next year.

Cllr Simon Henig, leader of Durham County Council, announced the additional funding at a meeting of the authority’s full council in Durham.

Cllr Henig said: “We are well aware that maintaining the condition of the county’s roads is a priority for many of our residents.

“That’s why, year after year, we have worked to protect our budget for this area and provide significant investment from the council in addition to the grant received from government.

“However, while we welcome the additional funding from the government, we rely on the Department of Transport for the majority of funding for road repairs… This money is simply not enough to cover what has become a major backlog.”

However, the cash will enable additional resurfacing works to be carried out, repairing damage caused by the recent bad weather, especially in relation to potholes.

The funding is in addition to the £1.3m recently announced by the government for pothole repairs in County Durham in 2018/19 and brings the council’s funding to £5.7m.

Taking into account £10.2m already confirmed by the government, it means the council has a total budget for highways repairs in 2018/19 of £17.2m.

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