Highland Council Agree More Cash For Roads - £7.7m - Sutherland Roads

4th May 2023

Highland Council today agreed to allocate a further £7.7 million to the roads capital budget taking the total to over £20million.

For the £7.7m strategic allocation, the Service was asked to produce a further list of road surface treatment schemes, utilising engineering judgement and local knowledge to determine which projects were to be included. The project list has been compiled in conjunction with each Road Operations Manager and technical staff, to identify those which they could undertake in 2023/24. A diverse approach was taken, looking at urban and rural localities as well as all classes of roads, including where representations from Members or the public had been received.

Due to the significant long-term deterioration of the road network, particularly in rural roads, priority has been given to resurfacing schemes as opposed to surface dressing. This will add strength back into the road network. As is commonly known, Roads have a large backlog of work, and the additional funding is a welcome enhancement.

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