Work already underway to fix potholes as extra funding welcomed
Gwaith eisoes ar y gweill i drwsio tyllau wrth groesawu cyllid ychwanegol
Work is already underway across Wales to fix potholes and other defects in our roads and this will be given a boost by the extra £25m announced earlier this week.
The funding announced on Monday, which is in the draft budget, will see an extra 100km of the strategic road network resurfaced in the new financial year. Roads that are most in need of repairs will be renewed, with thousands of potholes fixed.
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates, visited the A494 near Mold this week to see some of the work which is currently taking place there. He had the opportunity to see a pothole being fixed ahead of resurfacing work.
He said: “We are already working hard to fill potholes and renew, as fast as possible, key sections of our road network, but this additional funding will be a further boost to help maintain our roads.
“The funding will go towards renewing Wales’ major roads, preventing around 30,000 defects and potholes.
“It’s been great to see the hard work here on the A494 and I hope the extra funding will further improve the surface of roads here in North Wales and across the country.”