June 26, 2025 - 685 views
Local roads in Wales are getting fixed with a funding boost allowing an extra 600 km of road to be resurfaced in this financial year.
The A548 in Conwy County is one of the first roads to benefit, with approximately 14km being resurfaced to fix and prevent around 4000 potholes.
The scheme in partnership with the Welsh Local Government Association, will see thousands of potholes fixed paving the way for more road repairs across Wales.
The local government borrowing initiative provides an extra £10m of revenue funding to local councils to enable them to unlock an additional £120m over two years of capital funding to accelerate the process of fixing our local roads and pavements.
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales Ken Skates said:
"Fixing our roads is a priority for this government. Not only are we providing an extra £25m to fix and prevent potholes on our strategic road network, but we are also supporting local authorities to fix local roads.
"This will deliver a real difference to communities across Wales, fixing problems now and making our roads more resilient for the future. I look forward to seeing more and more local roads fixed over the next months."
Cllr Goronwy Edwards, Conwy’s Cabinet Member for Infrastructure, Transport and Facilities, said:
"We welcome this funding from Welsh Government to improve the condition of our roads. Our road network is the Council’s largest and most valuable asset and is really important to our residents. Alongside £2M of Council investment, it means we will be spending over £6m this year on road resurfacing - to repair existing potholes and surface treatments to reduce new potholes forming."
