£3 million blitz to repair 14,000 potholes across Liverpool
£3 million is going to spent repairing 14,000 potholes across Liverpool between now and the summer following an increase in complaints and claims.
£3 million is going to spent repairing 14,000 potholes across Liverpool between now and the summer following an increase in complaints and claims.
The money will be split across the city with £1 million allocated each to the North, South and central/East areas.
Work will begin almost immediately and should take around three months.
Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson said;
“I can see myself as I am travelling around the city that we need to take immediate action to deal with the potholes. That’s why we’ve decided to prioritise tackling this issue as a matter of urgency and are also looking at how we can do more in the future.
“We have a £269 million backlog of road repairs built up over many years and only receive around £3 million each year from the Government which doesn’t even scratch the surface. That is why I am going to be raising this problem with Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin when I meet him next week to make the case for areas outside London receiving more investment funding.
“The fact is that we don’t get enough money to keep up with the maintenance of the roads we are legally responsible for which means we can’t even begin to look at the 37 miles of unadopted routes in the city, many of which are in a very bad condition.”
The investment is in addition to the £80 million that the council is spending over the next five years improving main routes in the city and the annual resurfacing programme for local roads most in need of replacement funded by the Department for Transport (DfT).