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<p>The Government has announced, as part of the Prime Minister’s Network North plan,
that an additional £8.3 billion will be provided to local highway authorities across
England over the period 2023/24 to 2033/34 to enable them to maintain and resurface
local roads. £150 million of this additional funding has been made available to local
authorities in 2023/24 and a further £150 million will be made available in 2024/25.
This uplift, in additional to the £200 million funding increase announced in the 2023
Spring Budget, means that local highway authorities across England, including North
Northamptonshire, are receiving around 30% more highway maintenance capital grant
funding in the 2023/24 financial year than in the previous financial year.</p><p>
</p><p>The funding is for the resurfacing of carriageways, cycleways and footways
to prevent potholes and other road defects from occurring, as well as to help keep
local bridges and other highway structures open and safe. It is up to the respective
highway authority how best to spend it to fulfil their statutory duty under Section
41 of the Highways Act 1980.</p><p> </p><p>Motorists can already report potholes and
other road defects through their respective local highway authority websites. The
additional funding will enable local authorities to do more to tackle potholes and
other problems reported by motorists. The Department has asked all local highway authorities
to publish details of how the additional funding is being spent, and these reports
should already be on authorities’ websites. This will help raise awareness of highway
maintenance issues and may encourage more road users to report potholes.</p>
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