Chancellor announces £100m for potholes - councils respond

24 March 2010

Responding to the budget announcement that councils will be given an extra £100m to tackle potholes, Cllr David Sparks, Chair of the Local Government Association Transport and Regeneration Board, said:

"The government has listened to the LGA's call for an extra £100m to help councils fill in more potholes. It is important that road maintenance is sufficiently funded in coming years if we are to avoid lots of potholes in future, and the money announced today is an important start."