Shropshire and Telford transport budgets cut
Tuesday 14th December 2010, 8:00PM GMT.
Scores of road repairs and transport schemes across Shropshire are under threat after Government funding cuts of £4.8 million.
Transport Minister Norman Baker has announced the county will be getting £18.8m in 2011/12 – down from £23.6m in 2010/11.
Shropshire Council’s budget is to be slashed from £19.1m to £15.1m, while Telford & Wrekin Council’s allocation is down to £3.7m from £4.5m.
Across the country, councils will be getting more than £3 billion over the next four years for local highway maintenance.
Mr Baker said: “With limited resources available, it is essential that highways maintenance continues to be prioritised, reflecting the economic and social importance to local communities, the need to safeguard the largest single local public asset and the liabilities for future years that can be created from short-term cuts in maintenance.”
He added that the Government was also providing more than £1.3bn over the next four years for small transport improvement schemes, “reflecting the contribution these schemes make to improving road safety, stimulating local economies by reducing congestion, and delivering social justice to local communities”.
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i reli dnt understand why they are making cuts to transport departments beacuse in telford the road are the worst ive seen in a long time. and ive only been driving 18 months.and in that time a lot has changed. the government needs to close tax look holes and gain another 25 billion pounds in tax money from these larger companys. and stop sending so much aid to other country. look after our own welfare before we see to others. this country needs shaking up and quick else it wont just be student riots the government will have to contend with.
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