The data was released as part of a Freedom of Information request that went to all local authorities across Scotland. And the results showed a massive rise in the amount of money needed to tackle the state of Scotland’s roads as councils battle with limited funds and a huge repairs backlog.
The bill has rocketed by almost a third from £1.8bn in 2022, and the biggest rise came in Midlothian where the potential bill soared almost 37 per cent from £27.2 m to more than £37.2m. Fife was close behind with a 29 per cent rise, taking its overall bill up to £100m
Here are the top ten council areas with the largest overall bills to repair roads.
9. Scotland's top ten pothole hotspots
A pothole in Lauder Road, Kirkcaldy - close to the town's Victoria Hospital - was just one to be addressed as the region's bill soared from £77,000 to £100,000 Photo: neil doig
10. Scotland's top ten pothole hotspots
The cost of repairing roads across Perth & Kinross went up from £88,000 to just over £99,000 Photo: John Devlin
11. Scotland's top ten pothole hotspots
South Lanarkshire completed the top ten with a repair bill £90,000 which remained the same as in 2022. Photo: Lindsay Addison