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<p>In 2023/24, Suffolk County Council received £35 million of capital funding from
the Department for Transport, an increase of 30% compared to the previous financial
year, with much of the additional funding made possible by the decision to reallocate
funding from the HS2 programme. The Department asked all local highway authorities
to publish a plan on how they intend to spend the additional funding being provided,
and Suffolk County Council’s plan is available on its website.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Under
the 1980 Highway Act, it is the responsibility of the local highway authority, in
this case Suffolk County Council, to maintain and manage its highway network. The
Department for Transport allocates capital funding to local highways authorities to
enable them to maintain their highway networks, but decisions on how much of this,
and how much of their other income, is spent mending potholes as opposed to maintaining
other highway assets are entirely matters for them.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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