Key routes benefit from pothole repairs

SOME of North Solihull's busiest roads have benefited from funds to fill potholes.
It was revealed earlier this year that the borough council had received an extra £1.61 million from the Government for highways works.
Now the local authority has provided a breakdown of how the money was spent, with resurfacing carried out on a number of routes locally.
Of the seven sites listed, three are in the north of the borough. They are:
Greenlands Road, Chelmsley Wood - £104,491
Moorend Avenue, Chelmsley Wood - £129,905
Hurst Lane North, Castle Bromwich - £149,713
In addition, a £124,000 sum was used to repair the Vehicle Restraint System on the Chester Road and replace traffic signal heads.
Despite councils being awarded extra money from the Treasury, the Transport Select Committee - an influential group of MPs - this week warned that funding didn't go far enough.
A report - entitled Filling the Gap - called for a five year fund to be set up in order to deal with the "severe risk" that crumbling roads presented.
Labour MP Lillian Greenwood argued that cash-strapped councils were cutting transport and highways budgets in order to fill gaps in essential services.