Bury Council has spent just a tiny fraction of its budget to fix potholes over the past year as road workers were diverted to cover staff shortages on bin collection rounds.
For the 2021/22 year, the council’s revised budget at the end of December showed that £2,955,000 had been earmarked for fixing potholes.
However, figures show that the council is forecasting a spend of just £146,000 from its ‘potholes fund’ in the 12 months up to the end of March, 2022.
Bury’s council leader Eamonn O’Brien said part of the issue was that team members normally assigned to fix potholes had been diverted in recent months to help with staff shortages on bin collection services.
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