The Department of Transport has told councils it will take on the Treasury to get more money for road repairs.
The department told Parliament’s Transport Committee it would argue for a longer-term funding settlement so councils could repair more potholes on local roads.
Responding, Darren Rodwell, the Local Government Association’s transport spokesman, said: “The Government’s infrastructure strategy needs to provide stable, devolved infrastructure budgets to councils, in the same way as Highways England and Network Rail.
“Providing councils with a five-year funding allocation would mean they can invest in road maintenance and other infrastructure projects.”
