Local MP Marcus Jones has welcomed the announcement of £1,708,201 of new funding in Warwickshire to tackle potholes.

In total £3,677,452 of additional funding for Warwickshire has been announced for this year, on top of the annual roads maintenance budget.

Over three million potholes will be filled in across England with funding from the £168 million Pothole Fund, announced in the 2014 Budget. This is part of more than £24 billion which will be spent on England’s roads between 2010 and 2021 – the biggest investment in our roads since the 1970s.

Commenting, Marcus said: “This is great news for everybody who uses the roads in Nuneaton. I met recently with the Warwickshire County Council Portfolio Holder for Highways, Councillor Peter Butlin, to discuss road infrastructure in Nuneaton and this funding is very welcome.

“£1.7m of new funding will go a long way to dealing with the menace of potholes and ridding them from our roads.

“Investing in Britain’s roads and infrastructure is a key part of the Conservatives’ long-term economic plan to secure a better future for Britain – and this is just one part of that. By fixing Britain’s roads the Conservatives are supporting local businesses, and making life that bit easier for the hardworking people in Nuneaton who rely on them to get around.”