Council begins £8m repair of city's roads

Brighton & Hove City Council said the condition of some roads has become unacceptable

Work to resurface or repair nearly three dozen roads in East Sussex will begin this week.

Brighton & Hove City Council said it will spend nearly £4m fixing the 35 roads and a further £2.1m on repairing "immediate problems", which include potholes.

It is spending more than £3m on "improving safety and accessibility, and creating space for active and sustainable travel", and £620,000 on pavements.

The council said repairing the roads was a "key priority" and will take a year to complete.

The 35 roads cover 176,000 sq/m and fixing them has been included in the council's planned maintenance programme.

Councillor Trevor Muten, cabinet member for transport and city infrastructure, said: "We're going to be working very hard in the coming months to fix roads that have fallen into an unacceptable condition following years of underinvestment.

"Brighton & Hove has up to £1.6m more this year compared to last year to spend on roads, pavements and other highway assets."

The council said it is using a "data-led approach" to prioritise fixing roads that are in the worst condition and are most important to the network.

It said it will also assess affordability and try to coordinate repairs with other planned works.