Holly Lynch – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Holly Lynch on 2016-03-16.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to page 75 of the Budget, how much of the £130 million announced for repairs of roads and bridges he plans will be spent in Calderdale; and when he expects Calderdale council to be in receipt of such funds.

Andrew Jones

From the total funding of £180 million the Department for Transport has made available to assist local highway authorities affected by this winter storms, including £130 million as announced in the Budget 2016, we have agreed to allocate a total of £25 million to Calderdale Council to help repair damage to the local highway infrastructure for which they are responsible. This includes the £5.5 million announced in January 2016 to help replace Elland Bridge.

This funding is in addition to the funding of £‎20.5 million we are providing to the council for local highways maintenance funding to 2020/21.