Potholes cost economy over £14bn a year29/04/2024 The poor state of England’s road network is costing £14.4bn a year in economic damage, new research has revealed. |
Pothole call-outs up but drivers 'dodge bullet'23/04/2024 The RAC attended nearly 8,000 pothole-related breakdowns in the first quarter of 2024, up 53% on the previous quarter, ‘a clear sign that the UK is suffering a pothole epidemic’. |
Update: 15 March deadline for publishing resurfacing plans29/02/2024 UPDATE: The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that councils have until 15 March to publish resurfacing plans on their websites, following the Network North plan, which pledged £8.3bn over the next decade for local roads. |
‘Staggering’ two million vehicles damaged by potholes last year15/01/2024 The AA attended more than 600,000 incidents involving vehicles damaged by potholes last year, new figures released on National Pothole Day today reveal. |
Pothole claims up a record 40%, insurer says09/01/2024 The number of pothole-related claims increased by a record 40% last year when compared to 2022, the latest data from Admiral Car Insurance has revealed. |
Analysis: ADEPT chair sees new dawn for local roads24/11/2023 Mark Stevens, assistant director, direct services at Haringey Council and chair of the ADEPT Engineering Board, considers how local highway authority officers will react to the £8.3bn for local highway maintenance. Gamechanger or spin? |
AA seeks new pothole cash as councils face cut30/10/2023 Councils ‘desperately need’ more highway maintenance funding to address the deteriorating condition of local roads, the AA has said after its worst September fixing ‘pothole-related’ breakdowns for five years. |
Show us the money, LGA says after pothole poll20/10/2023 Half of drivers say the state of local roads is their top motoring concern – a record high since the RAC began asking for motorists' views on road conditions. |
Holden declares war on causes of potholes19/10/2023 Roads minister Richard Holden has promised to chase down every local authority without a lane rental scheme, as part of a ‘war’ on potholes and those who cause them. |
TfL denies swallowing up government roads cash28/09/2023 Transport for London has pushed back against criticism from the influential leader of a London Borough over the allocation of central government highways funding. |
Lincs finds extra road cash after shortfall complaint18/09/2023 Councillors in Lincolnshire have found a further £10m for highway maintenance after putting up Council Tax this year to cover what the county council said was a shortfall in funding. |
Wet July sees rise in pothole-related breakdowns23/08/2023 This year is looking to be one of the worst on record for damage caused by potholes, according to the AA, after a wet July saw pothole-related breakdowns up by a fifth. |
Pothole repairs up, payouts down, RAC says24/07/2023 RAC patrols attended the highest number of what it calls ‘pothole breakdowns’ in five years during the last three months. |
Summer of resurfacing after winter of disrepair18/07/2023 Gloucestershire County Council has launched a ‘summer of resurfacing’ using ‘innovative methods’ as it starts the lengthy process of restoring a historic road bridge. |
Councils warned over £16m fake pothole claims09/06/2023 Insurance experts have warned councils over a rise in fake claims for damage to vehicles caused by potholes. |
TfL expands wildflower verges after trial31/05/2023 Transport for London has selected new sites where mowing frequency will be reduced, following trials. |
AA urges drivers to report every pothole they see24/05/2023 The AA attended more than 52,000 ‘pothole-related’ breakdowns last month, which was 1,735 a day and a 29% increase compared to the same month last year. |
New SNP minister told to fix 'Swiss cheese' roads04/04/2023 The Scottish Liberal Democrats have called on the country’s new transport minister to address its ‘crumbling’ roads after pothole repairs on the trunk road network fell by nearly 30% in 2021-22. |
Plymouth council contractors forced to stop tree felling16/03/2023 Contractors working for Plymouth City Council cut down 110 trees at night before an injunction forced them to stop work. |
Exclusive: Highways self-assessment process set for ministerial review06/02/2023 The Department for Transport has confirmed that 'a submission will be going to ministers' on the future of the highways Incentive Fund self-assessment process. |
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