Bury Council's cabinet is due to decide on whether to confirm an increase its highways budget by borrowing £10 million. 

The money would be invested into failing roadways and pavements across the borough.

In the cabinet agenda the highway network is described as "the single most valuable asset that the council owns" which has deteriorated over time. 

An estimated £75 million would be needed to "bring the network back to an 'as new' condition". 

The Bury road network is calculated to be depreciating at a rate of £5 million per year, with only £1.2 million per year being spent on it. 

The depreciation has impacts all across the borough, the agenda highlights insurance claims and accidents, brought against the council.

The the last three years the council has paid out an average of £1.2 million for highway related claims. 

In the last year, 229 claims were brought against the council, with 65 per cent being successful. 

Cabinet members will vote on Wednesday evening at the meeting in the Town Hall. 

They will decide whether or not to borrow the additional £10 million to boost the infrastructure as suggested in the February 2017 budget. 

The recommendation is to approve the borrowing. 

Initial borrowing costs would be paid for out of the council's reserves, to a total of £611,000. 

After it is intended borrowing costs would be funded through reduced "patching costs" and fewer insurance claims.