Kent County Council has been awarded £6.3m from the Department for Transport's pothole fund, which allocated £168m to local authorities across the country. Kent had the second highest allocation in the country and a higher share of the fund than its population would suggest. In a fund designed to reward good and innovative practice by local authorities, this is an encouraging sign. You can find the DfT's announcement here.
This follows on from KCC gaining a disproportionate share of the March 2014 Weather Repair Fund (£8.6m out of £173m). It also comes on top of the £3m that the County Council allocated for a 'find and fix' programme in its budget in April.
Progress in fixing the roads has been rapid in recent months, and this additonal funding should help us to improve further. You can report a pothole or other highways problems on the KCC website.
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