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West Berkshire Council to get pothole repair funding boost
Government cash enough to fix 6,300 potholes
Wed, 07 Dec 2016
WEST Berkshire Council will receive £336,000 funding to help repair potholes – more than any other unitary authority in the South East.
The Government says the figure will be enough for the council to patch up 6,300 potholes at a cost of £53 each.
The £336,000 is significantly more than the £173,000 awarded to Windsor and Maidenhead and £203,000 given to Wokingham.
Hampshire will receive £2,123,000 and Oxfordshire £1,315,000.
The money will come from a £70m Pothole Fund, which will be allocated next year.
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sayitasitis
07/12/2016 - 14:02
No doubt this will get siphoned off for bonuses they don't deserve or "consultation fees" for their buddies
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Oldmoaner
07/12/2016 - 13:01
If the policed the utility companies correctly they would not have the potholes in the first place.
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andymoss
07/12/2016 - 10:10
lets hope they repair it properly and the useless utility companies don't come along and dig it up again.
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quadnewbury
07/12/2016 - 09:09
Ah good, so now they can afford 2 little men with buckets Full of tarmac which they don't know how to apply Properly to keep the holes fixed. Wonderful
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