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Additional funding from government for local roads maintenance

The Prime Minister's Network North announcement on 4 October 2023 included a commitment to an additional £8.3 billion for local road maintenance from 2023/24 to 2033/34.

At the end of November 2023, we received an additional £3,722,000 of funding to be allocated within the 2023/24 and 2024/25 financial years from the Road Resurfacing Fund for local road maintenance, particularly for the resurfacing of roads, cycleways, and footpaths to prevent potholes thereby increasing the resilience of the road network.

Taking into consideration the specific needs of Durham's network and implementing good asset management principles of undertaking "the right treatment at the right time", we made the decision to allocate almost 100% of the additional funding to 2024/25 financial year. This will enable all work is planned to ensure:

minimal disruption to the road network
reduced negative impact on the travelling public
most efficient and appropriate use of the budget allocation
improved condition of the road network
life cycle planning

The additional funding has been allocated to various surfacing treatments:

road inlays
road overlays
surface dressing
micro asphalt
structural patching

Schemes to be completed during 2024/25

The below lists a number of schemes to be completed during 2024/25. This list is not exhaustive and as the year progresses there may be a need to delete certain schemes or add additional schemes to ensure the full budget allocation has been spent to achieve maximum benefit.

Unclassified Chaytor Road, Bridgehill
Unclassified Castledene Road, Bridgehill
Unclassified Bail Hill Road, Hunderthwaite
Unclassified Longclose Lane, Gilmonby
C188 Skirlaw Bridge
Unclassified Eastlea and Westlea Avenue, Bishop Auckland
Unclassified Burnhill Way, Newton Aycliffe
C62 Quebec Street, Langley Park
Unclassified Riding Road, Esh Winning
Unclassified Moor Edge, Brandon
Unclassified Rothbury Road, Newton Hall
Unclassified Ryan Terrace, Wheatley Hill
Unclassified Blackhills Road/Northumberland Street, Horden
A68 Tow Law to High Stoop
C74 Daddry Shield to Westgate
C21 Rookhope Village Bridge to Brook Cottages
B6310 Burnopfield
C4 Pelton Lane, Newfield
C132 Cut Throat Lane, Medomsley
A67 Darlington Boundary to Gainford
B6279 Moor Road, Staindrop
B6277 County Boundary to Harwood
B6301 Tow Law to East Hedleyhope
C11 Green Lane and New Acres Road, Quaking Houses
A181 Silent Bank to Thornley junction