THE Government has been criticised after funding to fix potholes and maintain roads in West Yorkshire has been slashed by 22 per cent.
West Yorkshire Combined Authority has said its transport maintenance funding for 2021/22 has been reduced by £10.2 million, from £46.7m in 2020/21 to £36.5m.
It said the “disappointing” 21.8 per cent decrease will have a big impact on local communities, making it harder to carry out road maintenance, which is desperately needed on vast stretches of Bradford’s roads.
The Government announced £500m for highways maintenance earlier this week as part of its five-year £2.5bn Potholes Fund, with Transport Minister Baroness Vere saying it would allow “potholes that blight road users to be dealt with promptly”.