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<p>Local highway authorities are responsible for the maintenance of the local road
network in their area. Chatham’s roads are the responsibility of Medway Council, as
highway authority, and Aylesford’s roads are the responsibility of Kent County Council,
as highway authority.</p><p>The funding provided by the Department for Transport for
highway maintenance, including pothole repair, to Medway Council and Kent County Council
since 2015 is shown in the table below. The table highlights the Department for Transport
allocated Medway Council an additional £1.1m and Kent County Council an additional
£12m funding in the 2018/19 financial year to support local highways maintenance services,
including the repair of roads.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding
Stream </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Funding £m </strong> <strong>Medway</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Kent</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>Highways
Maintenance Block</p></td><td><p>2.54</p></td><td><p>27.27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Highways
Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element)</p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td><td><p>26.38</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>Pothole
Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.13</p></td><td><p>1.47</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Highways
Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element)</p></td><td><p>2.45</p></td><td><p>26.35</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Pothole
Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.34</p></td><td><p>3.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017/18</p></td><td><p>Flood
Resilience Fund</p></td><td><p>0.13</p></td><td><p>3.72</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Highways
Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element)</p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td><td><p>25.55</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Pothole
Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.14</p></td><td><p>1.56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018/19</p></td><td><p>Budget
£420 million</p></td><td><p>1.12</p></td><td><p>12.09</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>Highways
Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element)</p></td><td><p>2.47</p></td><td><p>26.52</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>Pothole
Action Fund</p></td><td><p>0.07</p></td><td><p>0.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019/20</p></td><td><p>Flood
Resilience Fund</p></td><td><p>0.07</p></td><td><p>0.79</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>14.40</p></td><td><p>156.21</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em> </em></p><p>The
Department funds local highway maintenance in England, outside of London, through
Highway Maintenance Block Funding (HMBF), worth about a £1 billion a year.</p><p>
</p><ul><li>HMBF is paid through a formula based on the assets a local authority is
responsible for such as: length of road network; number of bridges and; the number
of street lighting columns</li><li>From 2015 – 2021 the Department is providing £6.6
billion for local highway maintenance in England, outside of London.</li><li>In the
October Budget, the Chancellor announced he was providing an additional £420 million
for local highway maintenance, in England.</li></ul><p> </p><p> </p>
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