Scottish local road backlog 'close to £1.7bn'14/03/2022 The Scottish Government has insisted that it provides enough funding for councils after the cost of repairing the country’s local roads was estimated at almost £1.7bn. |
Council seeks bidders for £40m roads works08/12/2021 Renfrewshire Council is advertising a framework contract for roads-related maintenance works worth up to £40m. |
£1.7bn Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund announced14/05/2020 Transport secretary Grant Shapps has unveiled a £1.7bn Transport Infrastructure Investment Fund to improve roads, bridges and support targetted schemes such as bus lanes or safety interventions. |
NIC calls for £500m local road funding boost - from 202510/07/2018 The National Infrastructure Commission has called for government to make £500m a year available from 2025/26 to 2034/35 for local highways authorities to address the local road maintenance backlog. |
RAC criticises lack of cash for local roads as bids open for £840m cash pot13/03/2018 The chancellor has opened bidding on an £840m cash pot from the Transforming Cities Fund for improving transport in English cities, but the RAC said motorists would be very disappointed that he did not address the condition of local roads. |
RSTA calls for increase in road maintenance budgets10/05/2016 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has called for an increase in local road maintenance funding after statistics released by the Department for Transport (DfT) showed an increase in the number of licensed vehicles on the network. |
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