County sets aside £10 to fix problem
CHURCH
Coun Jean Battle: “Church Lane is appalling, Hyndburn Road is dreadful. I think it could get to a state where they will have to close some of them because they are so dangerous. You are manoeuvring around the potholes.” COUNTY council leader Coun Geoff Driver said they have set aside £10m specifically to fix potholes, and their annual road resurfacing programme is underway.
He said: “We’ve recently received an extra £2.4m from central government who have recognised the impact of a colder and wetter than average winter.
“This will add to the £23m we’ve already budgeted. We’re already getting on top of the winter potholes, and people will really start to notice the difference as the weather improves over the coming weeks.”
He added: “These comments demonstrate yet again that Labour do not understand local government finance which explains why they have left the council in such a mess and why their serious underfunding of highways maintenance during the four years of their administration, of which Coun Parkinson was a part.
“We allocate funding for road repairs according to their condition on a countywide basis rather than allocating a certain amount to each district, so it does not make sense to compare the spend between districts without considering factors such as the length of road within those districts and their relative condition.”