Winter maintenance Department of Transport grant, 2009 and 2010

The severe winters of 2009 and 2010, with prolonged periods of sub-zero temperatures, had an extremely detrimental impact on roads and pavements in the Royal Borough. The problems with ‘pot hole’ damage were reported widely in the media.

As a consequence the Department of Transport announced that £100m in 2009/2010 and a further £200m in 2010-11 would be provided to local authorities by way of a grant to help combat the impact of the severe weather. Kensington and Chelsea’s share of the grant for the two years was £41,700 and £107,634 respectively.

The Council, under its normal programmed work, resurfaces about fifty roads annually. Most of the budget for highway maintenance is used for programmed work with a small amount spent on reactive work, thus making the best use of our resources. The Government grant was injected into our annual programme and used to repair the worst affected roads. These included sections of North Pole Road, Campden Hill Road, Victoria Road, Kensal Road and Ladbroke Grove.