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Autumn Budget 2024 - £500m for local roads

Following the decision by the Chancellor to provide local authorities with £500m to help improve local roads, RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “This is positive news for drivers as it should enable cash-strapped local authorities to begin the process of improving the quality of their roads.

“But it’s vital councils don’t just use the money to fill potholes as this is unlikely to deliver the long-term benefit drivers so badly want to see. We believe greater use of preventative maintenance is essential. Surface dressing roads at regular intervals is a proven, cost-effective way of ensuring potholes don’t appear in the first place, along with resurfacing the worst affected roads.”

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