Suffolk County Council to invest £10m in fixing smaller roads

Suffolk County Council said the money would be targeted at smaller residential streets

A £10m plan to give roads in villages and residential areas in Suffolk "some love and attention" has been announced.

Suffolk County Council said the extra funding would almost double its £11m annual roads maintenance budget.

It said it would be targeted at smaller residential streets which were typically maintained less frequently than busier A and B roads.

Conservative council leader Matthew Hicks said the money would be spent over the next 20 months.

Mr Hicks, who made the announcement at the authority's annual general meeting, said: "Let me be clear - the state of some of our roads is not good enough.

"That is why I am announcing a major investment to improve roads across the county where people live - those smaller roads often in estates or off the beaten track in our villages that are rutted and in need of some love and attention."

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He said the work would be delivered with the council's new partner Milestone.

The funding is subject to a formal cabinet decision which would follow later this year.