Gavin Williamson, MP for South Staffordshire, has welcomed the 7,000 additional pothole repairs that are set to take place, this spring.
Staffordshire County Council was awarded £2,131,285 to be spent by the summer to carry out repairs and fix potholes on the county’s road network, following one of the wettest winters on record.
The Council plans to use the funding to pay for two extra pothole-blitzing machines – in addition to the two already out tackling potholes and improving road surfaces in the county.
The funding came from a £140 million pot - made available earlier this month by Secretary of State for Transport, The Rt. Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP - to help local Councils repair roads in areas that had been devastated by floods.
Gavin recently helped secure further Government funding to repair potholes in South Staffordshire.
He wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the issue after a series of residents raised concerns about the state of local roads in a survey that he sent out within the constituency.
Many expressed frustration over the large number of potholes and the length of time taken to repair any deterioration.
In his letter, Gavin wrote about the problem of potholes on rural roads and requested additional funding for repairs.
In the subsequent Budget, The Rt. Hon. George Osbourne MP announced an extra £200 million fund to tackle the nation’s potholes.
Following the announcement, Gavin said: “I am delighted that this vital funding has been secured. The importance of maintaining our road network cannot be overstated. This is particularly the case in many rural areas, such as South Staffordshire, where so many people rely heavily on cars or buses to travel to work and shop for basic necessities, such as food.”