We have announced a multi-million funding boost to radically improve our road network.
The funding has been called Priority One. This reflects the importance of highways to our residents and businesses.
£25 million will go towards resurfacing key roads and repainting white lines. It will also see more drain cleaning, cutting back vegetation and repairing signs.
Priority One will focus on larger road resurfacing rather than individual potholes. These will continue to be repaired using existing funding.
We have been able to fund this mid-year boost thanks to strong financial management.
We announced £12 million earlier this year for highways. £8 million of this supports the Members’ Highways Initiative. This allows our councillors to prioritise issues in their wards for repairs.
£39 million was also set aside this year for the annual resurfacing programme.
Find out more about how we improve and maintain the Essex highways network.