Pothole action fund
Pothole action fund 2019-20
In 2019-20, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided Bradford Council with £346,919 of funding to permanently fix potholes or prevent them forming in the first place. This funding had to complement (rather than displace) planned highway maintenance expenditure.
The majority of the funding has been spent on surface patching to remove multiple pothole areas. The areas treated and associated costs are detailed in the attached documents.
Pothole action fund 2018-19
In 2018-19, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided Bradford Council with £890,000 of funding to permanently fix potholes or prevent them forming in the first place. This funding had to complement (rather than displace) planned highway maintenance expenditure.
The majority of the funding has been spent on surface patching to remove multiple pothole areas. The areas treated and associated costs are detailed in the attached documents. The remainder of the funding allocation was spent on additional resurfacing and preventative treatment work.
Pothole action fund 2017-18
In 2017-18, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided Bradford Council with £428,000 of funding to permanently fix potholes or prevent them forming in the first place. This funding had to complement (rather than displace) planned highway maintenance expenditure.
The majority of the funding has been spent on surface patching to remove multiple pothole areas. The areas treated and associated costs are detailed in the attached documents. The remainder of the funding allocation was spent on additional resurfacing and preventative treatment work.
Pothole action fund 2016-17
In 2016-17, the Department for Transport (DfT) provided Local Authorities in England with additional funding to permanently fix potholes or prevent them from forming in the first place. This additional funding had to complement (rather than displace) planned highway maintenance expenditure.
To promote greater transparency, the DfT stipulated that all authorities were required to publish details on their websites showing how and where this funding had been spent along with associated costs.
Details of the works carried out in the Bradford District are highlighted in the attached report.