Joint meeting sought to resolve pothole crisis28/04/2025 A first-of-its-kind event including MPs and senior road network experts was hosted by the RAC in Westminster on 23 April to tackle the UK’s ongoing pothole problem. |
New ALARM research reveals slow pace of decarbonisation04/10/2024 Exclusive research by the Asphalt Industry Alliance and LCRIG in the annual ALARM survey has uncovered a wide gap between action and intention when it comes to decarbonising local road maintenance. |
Green calls for funding clarity to deliver long-term fix18/06/2024 A key industry figure has called on the two main political parties to clarify their plans to fund local road maintenance. |
Overheating roads 'a challenge for councils'21/07/2022 Highway authorities will struggle to future-proof their assets as climate change leads to higher road surface temperatures, despite improvements in the performance of materials, a key sector figure has warned. |
Pothole audit ‘misses the point’, AIA says01/09/2020 A key industry body has dismissed the Government’s announcement of a ‘first-of-its-kind audit into the mapping of potholes in England’ as a distraction from the task of maintaining the local road network. |
Big Interview: Holding things in check with the AIA chairman26/03/2019 Dominic Browne meets Rick Green, managing director of Hanson Contracting and chairman of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), which has just published its annual ALARM survey. |
Hammond's £420m for local roads 'should be a first step'02/11/2018 Two key figures in the highway maintenance industry have said the Budget announcement of a £420m cash boost for councils should lead to a significant long-term increase in funding for local roads. |
LGA warns 2017 could be ‘tipping point’ year for potholes09/01/2017 Local authorities have warned that 2017 could represent a tipping point for potholes with new analysis showing the repair bill could reach £14 billion within two years. |
Industry reacts to Autumn Statement24/11/2016 The industry has given its reaction to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Autumn Statement. |
AIA: Invest in local roads31/10/2016 The chairman of the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) has called on the government to commit more investment into local roads ahead of the Autumn Statement. |
Local roads continue to suffer, ALARM survey finds23/03/2016 Local roads are deteriorating at a faster rate than they can be repaired, according to Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) chairman Alan Mackenzie. The findings of the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey reveal that the estimated cost to get the local road network in England and Wales back into reasonable condition is at almost £12 billion. |
Cost of roads repair backlog is still £12bn26/03/2015 The estimated cost to get the local road network in England and Wales back into reasonable condition remains at £12 billion – despite a 33% increase in the number of potholes filled over the last year. |
£12bn repair bill for Britain’s roads after record rainfall03/04/2014 The estimated cost to get the local road network in England and Wales back into reasonable condition has increased to £12 billion (from £10.5bn in 2013). |
Councillors attack state of local roads08/09/2011 More than three-quarters of councillors quizzed in a road condition survey are unhappy with the state of their local highways network. |
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