The UK Government has announced a significant investment of £8.3 billion from the High Speed 2 (HS2) project into local road improvements, marking the largest funding boost for roads in history. Minister Esther McVey highlighted this investment during her visit to Leigh, where she joined Wigan Council in filling potholes, with £150 million of the funding set to be released next week. This move comes amidst criticisms of the state of Britain's road infrastructure, with some attributing the issue to the government's eco-focused priorities. The investment aims to address concerns over road conditions, which have been described as hazardous and potentially fatal for pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers. Additionally, the scrapping of the Northern leg of HS2 is noted as a financial source for this unprecedented increase in road repair funding, which is expected to help resurface 5,000 miles of road.
🖋️ "Scrapping of Northern leg of HS2 will pay for biggest-ever funding increase for improvements, which will help resurface 5,000 miles of road" | Writes @EstherMcVey1 Read the full comment below ⬇️ https://t.co/lKNFGI58Li https://t.co/7KdpFNlAJ7
No excuses. Let’s get filling those potholes. The government is investing an extra £8.3 billion for potholes & road resurfacing – the biggest ever increase in funding for road repairs. Here I am giving a helping hand in Leigh, Greater Manchester. https://t.co/0WRqJPbML5 https://t.co/VQ0uBAfLS5
https://t.co/BJrqWlbGav No excuse. Let’s get filling those potholes. The government is investing an extra £8.3 billion for potholes & road resurfacing – the biggest ever increase in funding for road repairs. Here I am giving a helping hand with the pothole team in Leigh. https://t.co/E9uIY61oQd
Britain’s motorways are in a parlous state. Our eco-obsessed elites are letting our road infrastructure crumble. They don’t give a damn about drivers, says Rowan Sturdy https://t.co/cla0XRcYml
Potholes are a bane of life. For pedestrians, cyclists or drivers they're not just unsightly but hazardous even causing fatalities The millions of them out there would cost billions to fix which Tory government by starving local councils of funds won't cough up Me @BBCLondonNews https://t.co/uFqgx4vyZU
The Government is investing £8.3bn from HS2 into local road improvements - the biggest funding boost for roads ever. Today, Minister @EstherMcVey1 has been in Leigh to join Wigan Council filling in potholes with the next tranche of £150m funding released next week https://t.co/o7OUQvS1wQ