POWYS County Council are to receive a funding package from the Welsh Assembly Government to repair the county’s weather-beaten roads.
The Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones has announced that local authorities will received an extra £2.75 million to help them tackle the numerous pot holes left by the recent snow storms and heavy rain.
The money, which is additional to the annual grant already allocated, will allow work on these localised weaknesses to begin immediately.
Mr Jones said: "This extra money will help local authorities address the problems caused by the recent unforeseen weather conditions.
It will allow them to tackle the potholes left by the recent adverse weather, and to continue the progress they have made to date maintaining the road network"
The new grant package is additional to the £5m Local Road Maintenance Grant (LMRG), the Minister for the Economy and Transport has already allocated for 2010/11.
Latest survey results show this money has already been successfully used to stop the deterioration of the local roads.
And will now also help allow quick treatment of the potholes, which if left untreated can have implications for the road network and lead to more widespread structural failure of the road.
The condition requiring local authorities to continue with their historic levels of spend on road maintenance will still apply.
Powys County Council has welcomed the announcement but does not yet know the exact figure it will receive.
A spokesperson for Powys County Council said: “We welcome any additional funds that will help tackle the potholes that have been left by the recent cold weather and this announcement by the Welsh Assembly Government is a positive response to help local councils.
“We understand the extra funds will be distributed between councils on the basis of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Standard Spending Assessment formula although we have not been informed what our allocation will be.”