South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats have welcomed today’s announcement by the Coalition Government that South Gloucestershire will receive an extra £607,000 towards repairing local potholes.

This new funding is in addition to the £479,000 announced in May to help repair damage caused by the winter weather. This means that, in total, South Gloucestershire will receive an additional £1.086 million this year to tackle road works, on top of its existing 2014-15 road maintenance funding of just over £4.12 million.

Local Lib Dem spokesperson for transport, Councillor Pat Hockey said: “This will be welcome news for all South Gloucestershire residents and road users. It’s good to see South Gloucestershire getting a fair share of central government funding.

“We saw some of the worst weather on record this winter and I am pleased that the Government has recognised the strain this has taken on our local roads.”