Scotland's road repair bill rises to eye-watering figure
Scottish ministers are accused of letting our roads crumble
The backlog of repairs on local roads across Scottish councils could cost more than ÂŁ2.5 billion, according to data obtained by Scottish Labour.
The party sent freedom of information requests to all of Scotland's local authorities asking for the estimated cost of their road repair backlog.
With 28 out of 32 providing figures, the total bill was ÂŁ2,562,057,538.
This is up from the figure obtained by Labour in 2022, when the total bill was more than ÂŁ1.7 billion.
In the latest figures, East Dunbartonshire had the highest estimate for repair costs at ÂŁ598,454,000.
Dumfries and Galloway had the second highest bill at ÂŁ253,471,000.
In the Highlands, the figure was ÂŁ233,631,000.
Scottish Labour transport spokesman Alex Rowley said: "Under the SNP, Scotland's roads have been left to crumble and drivers are paying the price.
"Scotland's pothole-ridden roads are a damning symbol of SNP failure and a daily reminder of how badly this Government has hollowed out council budgets.
"The SNP must end the brutal cuts to councils and deliver for the communities across Scotland being so badly let down by this out-of-touch SNP Government."
But investment minister Tom Arthur hit out at the Labour UK Government's announcement of cuts to tackle a ÂŁ22 billion black hole Chancellor Rachel Reeves said had been "covered up" by the previous government.
"Just this week, the UK Labour Government announced ÂŁ22 billion of cuts to public spending that will see millions wiped from the Scottish Government's budget to deliver key services," he said.
"With no sense of irony, the Labour Party are now making spending demands despite so far failing to inform the Scottish Government on the full extent this latest wave of austerity will have on Scotland's budget.
"In these challenging times, people rightly expect serious discussion and co-operation between political parties - it's time for Labour in Scotland to step up to the plate."