£6 million to be added to highway repairs and improvements budget
Essex County Council have allocated additional funds to address road concerns
An extra £6 million is to be invested this year by Essex County Council into highways repairs and improvements.
This is in response to the cold, wet winter.
The funding will be added to the £102 million highways budget for the year, and will be used to repair the damage caused this winter.
It will be invested in carrying out many more pothole repairs, as well as cutting back vegetation, gulley cleansing to help combat localised flooding and once the weather warms up, extra resurfacing work.
Additional crews will be mobilised quickly to support those already delivering winter maintenance, so residents will see an increase in urgent and weather specific repairs.
The Government recently recognised the council’s hard work in delivering preventative road maintenance by awarding it a ‘green’ rating in its new system analysing county council road maintenance performance.
Essex County Councillor Mark Platt, Cabinet Member for Highways, Infrastructure and Sustainable Transport said: “I am always on the side of the people of Essex, and I know maintaining our roads so they’re in good condition is a top priority for residents as much as it is for me.
“That’s why I’m pleased to announce that Essex County Council is once again investing even more in repairing and maintaining our roads.
“The weather has wreaked havoc with their condition and we’re going to use this extra money to quickly put them right.”