Road maintenance funding bids

Local Highways Maintenance Challenge Fund (2019/2020)

£93.4m has been made available by the Department of Transport to Highways Authorities who were challenged to put forward schemes which could make a real difference to road users. 32 councils were awarded funds, and a further £900,000 was given to scientists, innovators, academics and tech-focused start-ups to research new ways to future proof the UK's roads.

We have been allocated £4.2 million to bring forward an essential maintenance scheme on New Elvet Bridge. 

Road maintenance funding (October 2018)

The Government allocated a £420 million nationally for local road maintenance of which £22.759 million was allocated to the North East. This funding was allocated using the road maintenance funding formula and was for the repair of roads, including potholes, bridges and general local road infrastructure.

We were awarded £5.269 million and funded a number of different projects including bridges, drainage and local road maintenance schemes:

• C57 Front Street Lanchester
• Castledene Road Delves Lane
• Sidlaw Avenue Chester-le-Street
• A693 Morrison Busty Roundabout Annfield Plain
• North Road Durham City
• Mill Farm Road Hamsterley Mill
• Hobson Industrial Estate Burnopfield
• Lindisfarne Road Castleside
• Meadowfield Farm Road Satley
• Howgill Grange Baldersdale
• Slip Road Galgate/Queen St Barnard Castle
• Forest of Teesdale PS Forest-in-Teesdale
• Grassholme Lane Lunedale
• Leeholme to Westerton Leeholme
• Lusby Crescent Woodhouse Close
• Grange Hill Canney Hill
• Ridgeway Aycliffe Industrial Estate
• Jubilee Road Shildon
• Baliol Road Newton Aycliffe
• Burtree Road Aycliffe Industrial Estate
• Waverly Terrace Shildon
• The Meadows Sedgefield
• Langley Park Industrial Estate Langley Park
• Cemetery Road Esh Winning
• Drum Lane Industrial Estate Chester-le-Street
• Cleveland Avenue Chester-le-Street
• Howlands park and ride access Durham City
• Carr Street Spennymoor
• Gore Hill Estate South Thornley
• Margaret Terrace Trimdon Colliery
• Queen Alexandra Road roundabout Dawdon
• Vane Tempest roundabout Seaham
• Davy Drive/Mill Hill NW Industrial Estate Peterlee
• A68 - A688 roundabout to C42 West Auckland
• C187 Durham Way North Newton Aycliffe
• C184 Newcastle Road Chester-le-Street
• A1086 Middle Street Blackhall Colliery
• B1404 Station Road Seaham
• Glenavon Avenue Chester-le-Street
• Hardwick Street Blackhall Colliery
• Woods Terrace Murton
• George Street Sherburn Hill
• Camperdown Avenue/Rickleton Avenue Chester-le-Street
• Ennerdale Place Chester-le-Street
• Sheelin Avenue (phase 2) Chester-le-Street
• Aged Miners Sacriston
• B6301 Ford Road Lanchester
• John Street No Place
• First Street/Sixth Street Crookhall
• Tower Road - Annfield Plain 
• Brook View Lanchester
• Oliver Street/Moore Street South Moor
• Canterbury Road Newton Hall
• Lawson Road Bowburn
• Geoffrey Avenue (Phase 2) Nevilles Cross
• B6302 East Flass Farm Flass Hall
• B1280 Salters Lane (phase 3) Wingate
• Newlands Road Northlea
• B1404 Station Road (phase 2) Seaham
• Blackhills Terrace Horden
• Woodland Avenue Horden
• Kingston Avenue/Laurel Avenue, Deneside
• C22 Wingate Road South, Trimdon Colliery
• Rectory Lane, Wolsingham
• C129 Footway to Crematorium,  Coundon
• Thistlewood Bridge refurbishment
• Evenwood Bridge refurbishment scheme
• Broadwood Bridge (contribution)