Additional funding from government for local roads maintenance

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