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Only 51% of England's local roads are in good condition, requiring £18.6 billion and 12 years to restore, despite recent funding increases, Asphalt Industry Alliance says.
- On release, the AIA found England's local road network needs £18.6 billion and 12 years for full repair, with only 51% in good condition.
- The AIA said extra investment has failed to deliver 'noticeable improvements' despite 2025/26 funding rising to nearly £1.6 billion and highway budgets up 17%.
- Over the last year, councils filled 1.9 million potholes while the AIA's annual Alarm survey shows resurfacing frequency averages once every 97 years and freeze–thaw damage below 0C forms many potholes.
- A Department for Transport spokesperson said funding rose with 15% more pothole-prevention works in 2025, but Edmund King and Colin Brown warned much more must be done to reduce risks.
- A total of £7.3 billion has been pledged for up to 2029/30, but Mr Giles said local authority highway engineers see funding as helpful yet 'not the silver bullet' to clear the backlog soon.
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Britain's pothole plight blasted as cost of repairs reach £18.6BILLION - 'Like the surface of the moon!'
The condition of Britain's roads have been compared to the surface on the moon just as costs of repairs skyrocket.A new ALARM - Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance - report branded Britain's highways a "national disgrace", with the cost of repairing every pothole across England and Wales rising to a staggering £18.6billion. Despite nearly two million potholes being filled over the last year, research by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) ha…
Fixing the funding formula: What’s really behind the road crisis with David Giles of the AIA
Today on Highways Voices, we dig into the detail of this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance, ALARM survey, which was published on Tuesday 17 March, and showed a record £18.6 billion local road repair backlog.The report warned road users should not expect a quick fix to the condition of local roads, despite a reported increase in funding, and that carriageway repairs would take 12 years to clear. Subscribe to Highways Voices free on A…
ALARM sounds over £19bn road repair backlog
Local authorities have faced a record £18.62bn backlog of carriageway repairs despite increased highway maintenance funding, a new survey has found. The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, commissioned by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), reported that additional investment had yet to deliver visible… The post ALARM sounds over £19bn road repair backlog appeared first on Construction News.
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