Roads in the county could miss out on key funding, councillors fear.
Chancellor George Osborne announced a dedicated road fund in the latest budget.
The budget indicates the new fund will only be spent on motorways and major A roads managed by Highways England. This means most of Surrey’s roads may fail to see any benefit.
John Furey, cabinet member for highways, said: “If this isn’t changed it will mean that more than 3,300 miles of roads in Surrey won’t see an extra penny from this fund despite local drivers already contributing about £80m more every year in vehicle excise duty than they ever get back in funding for the county’s roads.
“The people of Surrey deserve better.”
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