£61m to fix potholes and repair roads

A £45m government grant has helped swell the council's maintenance budgets

Councillors have backed an "ambitious" £61m plan to fix potholes and resurface roads across Lancashire.

Lancashire County Council said new surfaces would be laid on more than120 roads in the county.

Councillor Rupert Swarbrick said the cash would go on ensuring the roads - on which an average of 4.6 million journeys take place each day - were "safe and reliable".

About £28m has been earmarked for repairing potholes and other maintenance work, with £19m set aside for resurfacing schemes.

Councillor Rupert Swarbrick said "comprehensive" improvements were planned

The county council has put an extra £15m into the new maintenance budget, alongside a £46m grant from the Department for Transport.

The extra £15m for 2025/26 will boost the number of roads to be resurfaced over the coming year.

Lancaster is line for the greatest number of pre-planned road repairs, with 16 schemes in total, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

Fifteen schemes are planned in West Lancashire, while Chorley and Hyndburn will see the fewest, with six each.

The upgrades only cover the county council area, with Blackpool and Blackburn with Darwen councils each having separate highways plans.