Pothole repairs, better drainage and re-surfacing are among the improvements being made to Cambridgeshire roads from the government’s reallocation of HS2 funding.
Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council have revealed where the £4.6m is being spent.
Among the projects completed so far include:-
- £300,000 towards specialist treatments at locations including Alexandra Road, Littleport and Merton Close, Williams Close, Fitzgerald Close and Lumley Close in Ely.
- £400,000 towards highways drainage and includes parishes across Fenland and East Cambridgeshire.
- £300,000 of road patching / resurfacing at locations including Padnal Bank, Queen Adelaide and Marley Road, St Ives.
Projects to be carried out during the 2024/25 financial year include:-
- £870,000 towards improving the condition of the B1381 Chain Causeway, in Sutton.
- £2.1m is being invested across the county in repairing potholes and damaged areas of road.
- £745,000 on road resurfacing at six locations in Peterborough, including A1139 J2 Westbound slipway, A15 Northbound on slipway and Crowland Road from Eye and Thorney Road.
The money was allocated to the councils via the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
In November, the government announced HS2 funding will be reallocated to road repairs across the country.
The East of England will receive £609m over an 11 year period, and the region’s councils have already received over £19m to make a start with the work.
Another £19m will follow in this financial year.
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As part of the funding, local authorities are required to publish a two year plan detailing exactly which local roads will benefit.
Transport Secretary Mark Harper says the initiative is “part of the biggest ever funding increase for local road improvements”.
He said: “Alongside this unprecedented funding, which is already being used to improve local roads, we’re making sure residents can hold their local authority to account and see for themselves how the investment will be spent to improve local roads for years to come.”
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