Roads: Shropshire
(asked on 17th May 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding from the public purse was allocated to Shropshire Council for pot hole repairs in (a) 2017, (b) 2018, (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
There is a duty placed on highway authorities such as Shropshire Council, by Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 (as amended) to maintain the highways network in their area.
The highways maintenance funding provided by Government is entirely for each highway authority to determine how it is utilised to meet local needs in their respective areas, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances.
Financial Year | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 |
Highways Maintenance Funding allocated to Shropshire UA (total) | 16,002,000 | 24,328,234 | 16,948,396 | 27,610,000 |
*Funding includes Highways Maintenance Block, Pothole Fund, Flood/Resilience Funding, and the Pothole Action Fund funding streams