Councils will be expected to publish monthly updates on how many potholes they have repaired in return for a share of £168m from the Department for Transport.
All 148 local authorities in England that applied for help from the Pothole Repair Fund have received money in a programme expected to help fill more than three million potholes.
Councils that have demonstrated best practice in highways maintenance have been allocated a greater share. For example, Northamptonshire County Council, which has set up systems to track pothole repairs in real time, received £3.3m, while Hampshire, where extra pothole fixing equipment has been put in place to speed up repairs, has been given £6m.
Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: ‘Potholes are the bane of all our lives and the funding announced today is an important step in ridding our roads of this menace.
‘But it is only one part of a massive programme of investment to get our country up to speed as part of this Government’s long-term economic plan. By building, repairing and renewing our key infrastructure we will ensure the future growth and prosperity of this country.’
Funding allocations for individual local authorities are available here.