Roads and pavements across Brighton & Hove are set to benefit from more than £1.4 million in additional funding to improve conditions and make journeys safer for residents and visitors.
Awarded by the Department for Transport, the funding will enable Brighton & Hove City Council to resurface roads, repair potholes and other defects, and carry out essential improvements to pavements throughout the city.
The award, already built into the council's maintenance plan for this year, is in recognition for the work already being done and the publication of our Local Highways Maintenance Transparency Report, which gives a detailed breakdown of the condition of our roads, our strategy for improvement and the work being done in 2026/27 to make them better.
Councillor Trevor Muten, Cabinet member for Transport and City Infrastructure, said:
“This is great news and testament to the hard work being done by the team.
“Residents are seeing a visible improvement in the condition of our roads, with treatment, resurfacing and repair programmes taking place across the city.
“We’ve invested in better technology, gathered more detailed information and developed a far clearer understanding of the condition of our road network. That data has given us a more honest picture of what needs fixing and where investment will have the greatest impact.
“We welcome the recognition by the government of our achievements in making our city roads and path better. We’re using this funding to make journeys smoother, safer and more accessible for everyone.”
The council is spending £8.8 million we’ll be spending in 2026/27 on making roads and pavements better, safer and more accessible
almost £4 million on improving our roads
£2.2 million on fixing immediate problems on our roads, such as potholes and other road repairs
over £1m on making our pavements better
£200,000 on accessibility improvements, including dropped kerbs, in addition to the improved pavements being delivered through planned maintenance and ongoing projects
£360,000 for safer roads and junctions, and school streets schemes
more than £2 million on helping to deliver major projects
By 2027/28, the council intends to double the funding allocated to preventative maintenance across the network, helping to protect roads before serious deterioration occurs.
The council is responsible for maintaining and repairing:
620km of roads
1159km of pavements
49km of cycle lanes
more than 22,000 streetlights
6500 traffic signals and
Over 25,000 drains, gullies and other drainage assets
