Highway departments estimate it would take an average of 11 years to get local roads across England and Wales “into a reasonable steady state”, a new report shows.
The backlog of repairs and budget shortfall are the highest on record in the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, an independent study commissioned by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA).
Extreme weather, more traffic and an ageing network are taking its toll on the structural conditions of roads. In the current financial year, local authorities spent £93.7m on reactive maintenance, such as patching and filling potholes.
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