DETAILS have been revealed of roads in the district which will benefit from a first tranche of Government cash to repair potholes.

Millions of pounds is being distributed to local authorities for road repairs in the wake of the decision to scrap the northern leg of the HS2 rail scheme.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that some of the money saved through the cancellation of the multi-billion pound project would instead go towards routine road schemes, which he argued were a higher priority for the electorate.

The Government has said councils will need to publish lists of roads that will get the cash, as well as regular updates for residents starting from June.

Failure to do so could lead to future funding for roadworks being withheld.

Roads in the Keighley area to receive cash for repairs in the first round include Royd Wood Terrace, Cullingworth, where £11,000 will be spent on a bus turning circle; Mary Street/Minorca Mount, Denholme, £18,000; Suresnes Road, Keighley, £40,000; Reservoir Road, Stanbury, £55,000; Wheathead Lane, Keighley, £48,000; Granby Lane, Riddlesden, £35,000, and Howden Road, Silsden, £22,000.

Some funds will also be allocated constituency-wide for works.

Keighley and Ilkley will receive £85,530 for carriageway patching, £75,000 for footway repairs/resurfacing and £175,000 for surfacing unadopted roads.

Shipley – which includes Cullingworth and Denholme – will be allocated £85,000 for carriageway patching, £70,000 for footway repairs/resurfacing and a further £155,000 for surfacing unclassified roads.

A Department for Transport spokesperson says: "Councils in Yorkshire and the Humber have already been paid over £14 million to get on with work and deliver improvements, with another £14 million following in this financial year.

"As a condition of this funding, and to make sure money is being spent on pothole repairs, local authorities are required to publish a two-year plan detailing exactly which local roads will benefit.

"Through this initiative, intending to bring increased transparency to how local councils deliver taxpayer-funded improvements, residents in Yorkshire and the Humber can now immediately see the benefits to their area made possible by reallocated HS2 funding and hold their local authority to account for delivering road improvements.

"Having submitted their first reports last month, councils will now also be required to submit quarterly reports from June, announcing work which has taken place over three months. This means residents will now regularly be able to scrutinise the progress their local authority is making to tackle potholes."