Funding boost to help fix Rotherham's potholes

Transport secretary Chris Grayling announced today a £100 million fund to repair almost 2m potholes nationally and to help protect roads from any future severe weather.

The Sheffield City Region, which includes Rotherham, will receive £1,364,732 from the Pothole Action Fund.

Mr Grayling said: “People rely on good roads to get to work and to see friends or family.

“We have seen an unusually prolonged spell of freezing weather which has caused damage to our local roads.

“We are giving councils even more funding to help repair their roads all road users can enjoy their journeys without having to dodge potholes.”

The Government said it was investing more than £900,000 in innovations to help councils more efficiently manage and plan maintenance works.

These trials are designed to help provide councils with data to enable them to prevent potholes and other road defects.