Simon Kirby MP urges Brighton and Hove City Council and East Sussex County Council to bid for Government pothole cash.
The £168 million Pothole Fund, announced in the 2014 Budget, has opened for bids from councils, with applications closing next month.
The funding is enough to repair more than three million potholes across Britain, and comes on top of £10 billion already being given to councils in England for local roads maintenance between 2010 and 2021.
Local authorities who get funding will have to sign a pothole pledge setting out clearly how many potholes they will fix by March 2015 so that local communities can have confidence that action will be taken.
Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven has today welcomed the new Government funding for pothole repairs and has once again urged Brighton and Hove City Council and East Sussex County Council to bid for support.
He said: “This is a great opportunity to improve the roads in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven and deal with the blight of potholes.
“Now Brighton and Hove and East Sussex Councils need to step up and bid for this money.
“Investing in Britain’s roads and infrastructure is a key part of the Conservatives’ long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain. By fixing Britain’s roads the Conservatives are supporting local businesses, and making life that bit easier for the hardworking people in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven who rely on them to get around.”
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