GOVERNMENT has provided an extra £950,000 to fill potholes in Bradford after the cancellation of HS2.

When the announcement to scrap the line was made last year, the Government announced it would fund a number of other transport schemes in the North, as well as making millions available to local Councils to tackle potholes.

Councillor Matt Edwards, Leader of the Greens on Bradford Council, recently announced what share of the cash the district had received.

In response, Council bosses said: “West Yorkshire was allocated funding of £6,484,800 from the announced £200m of additional potholes monies.

“The funding was split amongst the five district partners of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, with Bradford receiving an additional allocation of £949,765.

“It has been allocated based on the Council’s standard funding allocation formula as follows:

Bradford East 19.5 per cent

Bradford West & City 18.6 per cent

Bradford South 18.6 per cent

Keighley 22.7 per cent

Shipley 20.5 per cent

Cllr Edwards said: “Anyone driving round the district will see just how bad many roads are.

“We all know that potholes are dangerous for all road users, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists so really important that we get them filled in. 

“Whilst the funding is welcome, in the grand scheme of things, our highways department has lost a lot more over the years through brutal budget cuts. This is money the government is having to give local councils after over a decade of austerity has left us with the worst roads in Europe. A better long-term solution would be just to fund local councils properly.”