The state of roads in Bracknell is ‘not what residents expect’ the councillor in charge of spending has admitted – as she committed millions of pounds towards fixing them.

Leaders of Bracknell Forest Council are proposing to spend £5 million over the next four years for highways maintenance. It comes months after they revealed that more than one in ten of the borough’s roads need resurfacing.

Councillor Kathryn Neil – responsible for spending – said the worsening state of roads was down to ‘weather conditions.’

And councillor Guy Gillbe – responsible for roads – added that inflation had meant repair costs had gone up, and that money from the government hadn’t kept up with the increase.

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Councillor Gillbe said: “The cost of everything has obviously gone up and that includes maintenance on our road network.

“Over the last few years we’ve had many cold spells and we’ve had many warms spells and that produces a great demand on the road infrastructure.”

He added: “The third factor at play is the fact that central government funding has not kept up in real terms with the demands.”

The £5 million is part of a proposed ‘capital budget’ for infrastructure spending that will be voted on by the rest of the council at a meeting on February 21.

This is separate from the council’s ‘revenue budget’ for day to day spending, where planned cuts to street lighting levels and the home library service, as well as a council tax increase, are proposed.

Councillor Neil said: “We recognise that the state of the roads due to the weather conditions over the last couple of years is not what we or our residents expect. We have therefore proposed an extra £5million on works to improve highways over the next four years.