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Transport Local Roads Reducing the A second round of the Potholes Fund, Top-up of established 12.00 12.00 There is evidence that Local authorities are facing a
roads following the success of the Potholes programmes funding shortfall due to declining revenues and are
maintenance Fund announced in the 2014 Budget. unable to adequately maintain the road network in their
backlog To minimise resource implications (on areas. Consequently, the condition of the local road
both DfT and local authorities), funding network is in decline. Additional funding would help
would be allocated using the existing local authorities plan and fill this maintenance gap.
assessment processes. Local
authorities will not be asked to submit
completely new bids, but to submit bids
that reflect changes in circumstances
since the last bid submission. Some of
the funding could also top-up of the
highways maintenance block funding to
local authorities and would support local
authorities to undertake highway
maintenance activities, of which there is
widely reported to be a backlog.
Funding will help contribute to schemes
which have yet to be fixed or future-
proofed due to extreme weather.
Transport Local Integrated Local Top-up of the Integrated Transport (IT) Existing Top-up of long 0.30 0.30
Transport Transport Block Authorities block which provides funding to all Local funding established programme
Transport Authorities for small scale provision
transport improvements (e.g. road published on
safety or traffic management UK
improvements; bus or cycle lanes). Government
These can give improved access to jobs website:
and deal with local congestion https://www.go
problems. Given funding covers the v.uk/governme
entire country £75m per annum would nt/publications
be a minimum figure. Funding for /local-
2014/15 is £450m and from 2015/16- transport-
2020/21 is £458m pa, however £200m capital-block-
per year of this has been top-sliced to funding
the Local Growth fund leaving a DfT
direct grant of £258m pa. Funding
could be allocated quickly and is likely
to offer at least high VfM.
roads following the success of the Potholes programmes funding shortfall due to declining revenues and are
maintenance Fund announced in the 2014 Budget. unable to adequately maintain the road network in their
backlog To minimise resource implications (on areas. Consequently, the condition of the local road
both DfT and local authorities), funding network is in decline. Additional funding would help
would be allocated using the existing local authorities plan and fill this maintenance gap.
assessment processes. Local
authorities will not be asked to submit
completely new bids, but to submit bids
that reflect changes in circumstances
since the last bid submission. Some of
the funding could also top-up of the
highways maintenance block funding to
local authorities and would support local
authorities to undertake highway
maintenance activities, of which there is
widely reported to be a backlog.
Funding will help contribute to schemes
which have yet to be fixed or future-
proofed due to extreme weather.
Transport Local Integrated Local Top-up of the Integrated Transport (IT) Existing Top-up of long 0.30 0.30
Transport Transport Block Authorities block which provides funding to all Local funding established programme
Transport Authorities for small scale provision
transport improvements (e.g. road published on
safety or traffic management UK
improvements; bus or cycle lanes). Government
These can give improved access to jobs website:
and deal with local congestion https://www.go
problems. Given funding covers the v.uk/governme
entire country £75m per annum would nt/publications
be a minimum figure. Funding for /local-
2014/15 is £450m and from 2015/16- transport-
2020/21 is £458m pa, however £200m capital-block-
per year of this has been top-sliced to funding
the Local Growth fund leaving a DfT
direct grant of £258m pa. Funding
could be allocated quickly and is likely
to offer at least high VfM.
