Councils say pothole funding is 31 times below budget per mile for major roads
Government funding for maintaining England’s motorways and major A roads was 31 times higher per mile than for repairing local roads last year, according to new figures. The Local Government Association (LGA), which conducted the analysis, urged the Treasury to use next week’s Budget to provide more money to councils to fix their pothole-plagued roads. It said that Government-owned company National Highways spent £192,000 per mile on maintaining its network