WIRRAL is set to receive a £1.4 million cash boost to repair the borough's worst roads, it has been revealed.
On Monday the Department for Transport said how the £420 million announcement in the Budget will be spent bringing the total funds for North West roads for this year up to £176 million.
The department also revealed that the North West will get more than £139 million from Local Highways Maintenance Integrated Transport Block funds next year which will go towards repairing roads and investing in small safety, bus priority or walking and cycling schemes.
Roads Minister Jesse Noman said: “Potholes are a huge problem for all road users, and too often we see issues occurring at the same place time after time.
“That is why the Government is investing more in improving our roads than at any time before - £15 billion between 2015 and 2020 and a further £28.8 billion to 2025.
"Plus an immediate extra £420 million for potholes and local road maintenance just this year.
“The North West will be getting an extra £53 million this winter to keep its roads in good condition to keep drivers and cyclists safe.”
In the North West Cumbria will receive the highest sum of £12 million, followed by Lancashire with £10.2 million while Blackpool will receive the lowest, with just £532,000 allocated for its problem roads.
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