‘The state of potholes on many roads in Hull is unacceptably poor’, a councillor said
The Labour Group has criticised “inaction” on potholes in the city(Image: Donna Clifford/Grimsby Live)
The Hull Labour Group is to call for urgent action to be taken on fixing potholes in Hull. The opposition group is calling on Hull City Council and the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority to work to tackle the issue they say “blights” the city’s roads.
Earlier in the year, the Government issued a map which ranked councils on pothole fixing. Councils were graded on three categories – condition, spend, and wider best practice – using a traffic light green, amber, and red scale.
Hull City Council was ranked as amber on the scale. Reacting at the time, the Liberal Democrat council leader, Cllr Mike Ross said the council is working hard to fix potholes but called on the Government to go further with funding.
At a full council meeting on March 19, Cllr Patrick Wilkinson, the Hull Labour Group’s transport spokesperson, will propose a motion criticising “inaction on potholes in the city.” The motion will ask the council to work with Luke Campbell‘s Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA) to make best use of £133 million of highways improvement funding allocated by the Labour government.
On his motion, Cllr Wilkinson said: “The state of potholes on many roads in Hull is unacceptably poor, and this is reflected in Hull City Council’s latest ‘amber’ rating by the Department for Transport. This pothole epidemic seems to be accompanied by silence and inaction by the council’s ruling Lib Dem bosses. They have been in power for four years, and residents feel the roads are worse than ever.
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“The Government is providing £133 million to the Combined Authority for highways maintenance across 2026-2030. Reform UK’s mayor, Luke Campbell, needs to ensure this funding is allocated in a way which prioritises drivers in Hull.”
Despite the inception of the new Combined Authority, Hull City Council and East Riding Council will continue to deliver schemes on the ground whilst HEYCA operates as the strategic transport authority. The Combined Authority insists it allocates funding for highways maintenance fairly across Hull and East Yorkshire to invest in improvements to the local network.
Responding to the Labour motion, Lib Dem Cllr Jack Haines said: “For years the Conservative Government and Labour council left Hull’s roads to rot with potholes. When the Lib Dems took over at the Guildhall we committed to delivering real investment to fix Hull’s roads and pavements and we’ve done just that. We know too that more can be done, which is why we will be backing the call for more action. We know we can go further and faster.”
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