WORCESTERSHIRE County Council could be spending £15 million repairing roads across the whole county.

The county council's cabinet has recommended borrowing the cash to fill in potholes in residential roads when it met on Friday, September 28.

These are roads that are in urban areas and are unclassified as being neither A, B or C roads. The plan for the additional investment would see up to 220 miles of roads across Worcestershire get attention.

The proposal is aimed at preventing many of these roads deteriorating to a state that would require massive remedial work.

About £700,000 of the council's £8 million annual maintenance budget is spent on urban unclassified roads.

The money would come through borrowing and would be found from the council's capital programme. The matter will now have to be agreed by full council tomorrow.

By investing a further £15 million into this upkeep, highways chiefs aim to prevent even more expensive repair jobs in the near future, while at the same time improving the quality of residents' roads. If the proposal is voted through, this maintenance work would be carried out over the next 18 months.

Councillor Derek Prodger, cabinet member for environment, said: "Improving roads is a county council priority, so I'm very happy to take this forward to full council in October. We must also make it clear that rural roads are next on our priority list."