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<p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>From the £200 million to help fix potholes
on the local road network announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the March
2014 Budget, £168 million will be for local authorities in England. This funding will
be made available through a bidding exercise and it will be for Blackburn and Darwen
Council to submit a bid to the Department. Guidance on how councils can apply for
this funding will be made available in the coming weeks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
Department for Transport has agreed to provide £90.1 million to Lancashire County
Council for road maintenance during the financial years from 2011/12 to 2014/15. This
funding can be used to help repair potholes. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Rossendale
falls within Lancashire County Council's area of responsibility and we do not allocate
any funds directly to the Borough Council for road maintenance. </p><p> </p>
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