But council bosses say the remaining £13.3m will be spent maintaining roads to stop the holes from forming in the first place.

Conservative-run County Hall was informed in December that the Labour government was awarding more than £56m for highways maintenance next year, £15m more than had been anticipated.

At a recent meeting of the council's cabinet, Labour county councillor Matthew Reilly asked what proportion of the £15m had been ringfenced for potholes.

Labour county councillor Matthew Reilly (Image: Norfolk Labour Party)

Graham Plant, the council's cabinet member for highways, infrastructure and........

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