Quarter of all A-roads in England need urgent repair work to fix potholes, new figures show

• Some 23 per cent of A-roads need attention ‘soon’, local authorities’ data says
• Highways chiefs failed to consider a total of 3 per cent of roads for maintenance
• Came as the DfT pressed the Treasury for a longer-term cash boost to help fix potholes

One in four A-roads in England needs urgent work to fix potholes, official figures suggest.

Some 23 per cent were given amber warnings – meaning they need attention ‘soon’ – according to data from local authorities.

A total of 3 per cent were categorised ‘red’ in figures for the year to March, meaning highways chiefs failed to consider the roads for maintenance. 

One in four A-roads in England needs urgent work to fix potholes according to data from local authorities (stock image)

It came as the Department for Transport (DfT) pressed the Treasury for a longer-term cash boost to help fix the backlog of potholes. 

MPs on the transport select committee have called for more cash to help squeezed town halls cope with growing road maintenance costs. 

Committee chairman Lilian Greenwood said there had been ‘years of neglect’.

Funding would be subject to the Chancellor’s spending review next year. 

The RAC’s Nicholas Lyes said local authorities still lack the ‘certainty of long-term funding to make real improvements’. 

Some 23 per cent of potholes were given amber warnings – meaning they need attention ‘soon’ (stock image)

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