Road resurfacing pledge

The Government has announced what it describes as the biggest-ever road resurfacing programme to improve local roads. Under the plan, local highway authorities will receive £8.3 billion over the next 11 years – enough to resurface more than 5,000 miles of road across the country, it is estimated.

Across England, authorities will receive £150 million this financial year, followed by a further £150 million for 2024/2025, with the rest of the funding allocated through to 2034.

Each local authority can use its share of the £8.3 billion to identify what local roads are in most need of repair and deliver immediate improvements for communities and residents. This is divided as:

• £3.3 billion for local authorities in the North West, North East and Yorkshire and the Humber
• £2.2 billion for local authorities in the West Midlands and East Midlands
• £2.8 billion for local authorities in the East of England, South East, South West and, for the first time in eight years, London.

The funding is in addition to the £5.5 billion already confirmed up until 2024/25.