COUNCIL road maintenance has fallen to its lowest level in five years amid mounting fury among Greater Manchester residents over the growing number of potholes across the city region.
Just 4,144 miles of roads received any kind of treatment by local authorities in the 2022/23 financial year down 45 per cent from the total of 7,510 miles five years earlier, according to more new research by RAC.
Meanwhile than a third (35 per cent) of councils including Tameside Wha you Write to: L M.E.N, Mit House, Hol Oldham Or email: @men-n failed to carry out any road resurfacing work during the last financial year, the research found.
It comes amid a surge in pothole-related breakdowns in recent months, with RAC figures showing they reached a five-year high in the run-up to Christmas.
According to data from a Freedom of Information request, four of nine boroughs in Greater Manchester were found to have a drop in the number of potholes repaired in the 2022/23 year.
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