A council has pledged £50m in a bid to its rampant pothole problem, but acknowledged much more is needed.
Newcastle City Council previously estimated it would cost £251m to return the region’s roads and pavements to an “acceptable standard”.
The council leader, Labour’s Karen Kilgour, admitted the new cash would not be enough on its own, but that it would be used to tackle the most urgent repairs first including along Scotswood Road
Projects under An initial £1m has been allocated for projects which will would begin “immediately” and Kilgour said she would continue to lobby the government for further cash.
