Today, the Department for Transport has announced a £200 million package to help improve the condition of local roads, including:
£46 million to help repair potholes £151 million for the local highways maintenance incentive fund £500,000 competition for connected technologies £4 million for the Cycle Rail scheme an extension to three cycle and walk to work pilot projects.Responding to the announcement, Xavier Brice, CEO of Sustrans, walking and cycling charity said:
“The £200 million package is a step in the right direction by the Government to make it safer and easier for people to walk and cycle – and hopefully a harbinger of more to come.
“We know there’s a clear public desire to cycle more, and a huge demand for safe and high quality infrastructure to help more people choose cycling as their daily transport mode.
“If local authorities are to meet the Government’s target to increase levels of walking and cycling, more meaningful funding is needed, through a rebalancing of road budgets to fund a broader range of transport options.”
For further information and to request interviews contact:
Anna Galandzij, Senior Press Officer at Sustrans, 07557 915 648, anna.galandzij@sustrans.org.uk
Amy Jones, Press and Media Officer at Sustrans, 07768 035318, amy.jones@sustrans.org.uk
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