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<p>Potholes are a menace to all road users, including business. The Government announced
in the Budget 2020, the Pothole Fund, which will help support local highway authorities
repair potholes nationwide, including those in Herefordshire.</p><p> </p><p>The Department
for Transport is allocating £1.7 billion in 2020/21 financial year to local highway
authorities in England, outside London, for local highways maintenance and this includes
£500 million from the Pothole Fund. The Department is providing Herefordshire Council
with £18.8 million this financial year and it is for the Council to decide on how
this funding is utilised based on their highway asset management strategy, needs and
priorities.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst the Department has not made a specific assessment
of the prevalence of potholes on trade and commerce, the Department is aware research
into this area has highlighted the problem which potholes cause to business and commerce.
This is a further example of why it is so important to tackle this issue, and why
we are committed to funding pothole repair.</p>
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