West Berkshire Council welcomes the good news that a government grant of more than £900,000 is being provided for repairs to snow damaged roads in the district
A programme of work has been produced which is in addition to the annual improvement programme. This extra funding means that a significant part of the snow damage repairs can be carried out without impacting on the normal annual repair programme.
Mark Edwards, Head of Highways and Transport at West Berkshire Council said: "This is excellent news. It is more than we were expecting as the government doubled its initial national figure to £200 million in last week's budget. We are already in the process of drawing up an extensive programme of repairs so confirmation of the funding will help us to get that underway as soon as possible. This extra cash will enable us to repair even more of the roads damaged last winter."
The exact total allocated to West Berkshire Council is £913,257.
The full announcement from the Department for Transport can be found here: Government doubles funding for pothole repairs
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