Surrey to receive some of Budget pothole pot - but not much

pothole

Surrey will receive a £1.5m share of the £100m “national pothole fund” announced by Alasdair Darling in the Budget, it has been revealed. The funding will add to the extra money set aside by Surrey County Council earlier in the year to help deal with the effect of the freezing weather on local roads, but […]

Full Story »

Roads budget funding for road repairs “is only papering over the cracks”

201001 Daneshill

Surrey Country Council Leader Dr Andrew Povey has described the country wide budget announcement of an extra £100 million funding for road repairs nationally will only allow councils to “paper over the cracks”. While he welcomed the emergency funds, Dr Povey stressed that at least £200 million is needed in Surrey alone to get its […]

Full Story »

Council puts extra funds into pothole repairs

201001 Daneshill

Surrey County Council is taking immediate action to tackle the increase in potholes following the severe weather by investing an additional £½ million into pothole repairs. During such severe weather, the road becomes brittle because of the cold, and cracks can develop. If water gets in and freezes it expands and so makes a bigger […]

Full Story »

Sign up to our occasional email newsletter