Roads: North Herefordshire
(asked on 6th February 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent steps he has taken to increase funding for the repair of local roads in North Herefordshire.
Herefordshire County Council, as local highway authority is responsible for the maintenance of the local road network, including North Herefordshire.
The funding provided by the Department for Transport for highway maintenance, including pothole repair, to Herefordshire County Council since 2015 is shown in the table below. The table highlights the Department for Transport allocated the authority an additional £5.1 million this financial year to support local highways maintenance services, including the repair of roads.
Year | Funding Stream | Funding £m |
2015/16 | Highways Maintenance Block | 11.523 |
2016/17 | Highways Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element) | 11.210 |
2016/17 | Pothole Action Fund | 0.674 |
2017/18 | Highways Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element) | 11.229 |
2017/18 | Pothole Action Fund | 1.529 |
2017/18 | Flood Resilience Fund | 0.610 |
2018/19 | Highways Maintenance Block (including Incentive Element) | 11.218 |
2018/19 | Pothole Action Fund | 0.642 |
2018/19 | Budget £420 million | 5.108 |
Total |
| 53.743 |