Fix our funds to fix our roads

For 2019/20 Lincolnshire County Council had its maintenance funding from the Government cut by a massive £12m. This was to have a huge effect on the county’s roads.

Because of the cash cut, county councillors voted to fill the void so that essential road works could still be carried out. They did this using council funding reserves for the year – but this is something that they won’t be able to do in the future.

This missing £12m pays for filling 24,000 potholes and rebuilding 37 miles of deteriorating road per year.

Now, as the Department for Transport begins looking

For 2019/20 Lincolnshire County Council had its maintenance funding from the Government cut by a massive £12m. This was to have a huge effect on the county’s roads.

Because of the cash cut, county councillors voted to fill the void so that essential road works could still be carried out. They did this using council funding reserves for the year – but this is something that they won’t be able to do in the future.

This missing £12m pays for filling 24,000 potholes and rebuilding 37 miles of deteriorating road per year.

Now, as the Department for Transport begins looking at funding allocations for 2022/23, we are calling on the Government to repair the £12m pothole it has left in our roads.

Cllr Martin Hill, Leader of Lincolnshire County Council, said: “It was incredibly disappointing when the Government cut our highways funding by 25% last February.

"We’re a large rural county and our residents place a huge amount of importance on well-maintained roads – something we’re doing our best to deliver but are struggling to fund.”

And this is where we need you to add your voice to our campaign to Fix the Funding so that we can Fix the Roads.

If you’ve been personally affected by poor road conditions, or your business has suffered as a result of the road system not being as good as it should be, then this is where your story matters most.

We want to hear from you. If you live or work in Lincolnshire then tell us about the impact this loss of funding has had on you. Join our fight for reinstating the crucial cash right here.

How does the current state of the road network affect you? As highways continue to degrade what will the long term effects be on you or your business? Tell us.

Every single story that you share with us really matters and is a valuable addition to the campaign for the missing millions in funding.

By talking about this we can all come together to campaign Government directly.

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  • If the council have the cash to pay the claims then they have the cash to fix the potholes?

    by Kevin.Pridgen, 11 months ago

    A few years ago I hit a pothole in the dark traveling from Metheringham to Woodhall Spa. It was severe enough to burst the tyre and shatter the hub and I had to pull off the road, in traffic and change the wheel. I claimed against the council and received over £800 pounds which still left me out of pocket but I’m sure is much more than it cost to eventually fix the pothole. If the council have the money to pay all the claims then they have the money to fix the holes?

  • Poor quality

    by CJ, 12 months ago
    I understand that potholes need to be filled as repairing large sections of the road would cost far more, but there are so many repairs that are poorly done and do not last. The amount of potholes I’ve seen at the edge of our country lanes that have had poor repairs done, they do not last, what a waste of time, effort and money!

    Farmers vehicles are getting bigger, lorries using villages as rat runs, so it’s no wonder that the edges of the roads are getting worse.

    When repairs are done, they should be done properly and not just... Continue reading

  • Waste of taxpayers money

    by Tracie, 12 months ago
    Last year a little B road near us was totally re done, tarmac and everything done as you would expect on a little country lane.


    This week a sign has appeared to say the same road is being re surfaced! What on earth is going on, its not even 18 months old!!. Our residential road which is opposite is full of pot holes and hasn't been 're surfaced' for the 15 years I have lived here. We report the pot holes as some are quite large, and they get filled, but not to a good quality because less than 6... Continue reading

  • Road tax

    by Concerned*me, 12 months ago
    Why are we not expecting all road users to have to pay road tax,yes I am suggesting bicycle users and mobility users to pay,increasingly we have and increase of these road users, and they should contribute to fixing roads like any other users,soon help to increase funds then.

  • Wasted money

    by Sheila2468, 12 months ago
    The state if the roads in places is downright dangerous. Deep potholes, ridges where roads have been patched. Too much money has been wasted patching and surface dressing, only for the holes to reappear days later. False economy!!

    Also when teams are out they only mend bits that are reported, only to make another journey another time to mend other nearby holes. What a waste of time and fuel.

  • Leave potholes

    by Simon, 12 months ago

    Only a 1 meter strip on the nearside of the road needs to be maintained for cyclists. The rest of the road should be allowed to deteriorate naturally. This would slow down the excessive speed of dangerous road users.

  • Poor workmanshi

    by Clives, 12 months ago
    The roads in Grantham are certainly a fine example of the work ethic of bodge it and scarper.Some of the so called “workmanship” really does biegger belief,they come back to the same pothole time and time again,rather than doing a proper job that will last it’s a case of Bodge it here is the invoice! No repair joints are sealed allowing water ingress and another job for the bodgers, it is more like job creation for the contractors.I slight defence of the council most of our roads have been reduced to patchwork of bodged tarmac patches by the so called... Continue reading

  • Tyre Tax

    by DonWard, 12 months ago
    With the reduced road tax collected due to Lower or NO TAX Vehicles the money allocated to repairs is reduced. I suggested to the Government, some time ago, that the loss could be made up by taxing tyres. A small tax on all tyres would be a start. There are not many vehicles that use our roads that do not have tyres, even bikes. It is tyres that produce most damage to roads, consider heavy vehicles, lorries etc. I hope that they have a better idea.

  • Worst in the country.

    by Mr. H. , about 1 year ago
    Lincolnshire roads are by far the worst I’ve experienced driving all over the UK. The B6403/High Dyke road between Kesteven Rugby Club and the A1 is nothing short of dangerous when visibility is reduced if dark/raining. Repeated very large potholes have damaged my car in the last year to the tune of three tyres, an alloy wheel repair, and other associated repair costs. This is not a new problem, but something Lincolnshire County Council are simply failing to rectify. I simply cannot accept the issue is a lack of funding, more a poor allocation of funding. I’d like to know... Continue reading

  • State of the roads

    by PerkyPenguin, about 1 year ago
    In the long distant past we paid for a windscreen tax disc which went into a ring-fenced fund for the maintenance of our roads. In 1935 that link was broken and our money now goes into government central funds and is used for anything that suits them and very little for our roads. Please report ALL faults to your local council as any damage caused by an unrectified fault has to be paid for by the relevant council.
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