Potholes Fund
The Potholes Fund is from the Department for Transport (DfT) to repair and prevent potholes.
It started with the Pothole Action Fund initiative that ran from 2016 to 2021 totalling £250 million shared across councils in England.
Since then, the DfT have allocated an amount of pothole funding each year.
In 2023 to 2024, the DfT allocated a total of £200 million for potholes funding to be shared across councils in England.
This funding is just part of the highways funding we get each year to programme scheduled resurfacing schemes, and maintain and repair roads so people can travel easily and safely in Medway.
In line with highways best practice and guidance, we take an approach of prevention is better than cure. We made the decision to spend this funding on preventative treatment schemes.
Preventative treatment schemes
2023 to 2024
For 2023 to 2024, we've been awarded £1,412,000 for pothole funding.
We plan to spend this on preventative treatment schemes at the following locations:
- Buck Hole Farm Road, High Halstow
- St Marys Road, Strood
- Salisbury Avenue, Rainham
- Sussex Drive, Walderslade
- St Williams Way, Rochester
- Limetree Close, Wayfield.
2022 to 2023
For 2022 to 2023, we've been awarded £1,412,000 for pothole funding.
We spent this on preventative treatment schemes at the following locations:
- Oxford Road, Gillingham
- Sundridge Hill, Cuxton
- Station Road, Strood
- Main Road, Chattenden
- Moat Farm Road, St Mary Hoo
- Maidstone Road, Rochester
- Grange Way, Rochester
- Railway Street, Gillingham
- Brindle Way, Chatham
- Hawthorn Road, Strood.
2021 to 2022
For 2021 to 2022, we were awarded £1,412,000 for pothole funding.
We spent this on preventative treatment schemes at the following locations:
- Magpie Hall Road, Chatham
- Otway Street, Chatham
- High Street, Rainham
- Marsh Street, Strood
- Meresborough Road, Rainham
- Palmerston Road, Chatham
- Hillcrest Drive, Cuxton
- Berengrave Lane, Rainham
- Clinch Street and Decoy Hill Road, High Halstow
- Longfield Avenue, High Halstow
- Maidstone Road, Chatham
- Lordswood Lane, Chatham
- Pump Lane, Twydall
- The Tideway, Rochester.
Find out more about our resurfacing schemes.