Funding allocations have been confirmed for London boroughs from a £235m roads investment pot, part of the Government's wider £8.3bn programme to boost highways maintenance in the wake of cuts to HS2.
The Department for Transport said the allocations - which can be found here - mean the capital's authorities can 'start spending immediately on vital road repairs' with £7.5m available between now and the end of March, followed by a further £7.5 million in 2024/2025.
The remainder of the £235m boost extends until 2034, helping to maintain London’s roads for the next decade.
London boroughs have received around 96% of the £7.5m first-year funding, and TfL approximately 4%.
The allocations are based on the size of the road network that local authorities and TfL maintain respectively. For instance, in 2023-2024 an additional £354,000 will go to Hillingdon, £455,000 to Bromley and £368,000 to Barnet.
The funding is part of an £8.3bn 11-year funding plan, aiming to give additional cash to local authorities from money that would have been spent on the northern leg of HS2.
DfT officials reiterated that councils will be required to publish regular updates on the proposed works, and 'could see future money withheld if they fail to do so'.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper said: 'This Government is on the side of drivers and is investing £235m to improve and repair London’s roads, part of the biggest-ever funding uplift for local road improvements.
'This funding is part of a long-term, 11-year plan to ensure road users across London have smoother, faster and safer journeys by using redirected HS2 funding to make the right long-term decisions for a brighter future.'
