More than three-quarters of councillors quizzed in a road condition survey are unhappy with the state of their local highways network.Research by the Asphalt Industry Alliance also revealed that over half of councillors said the £200m injection of emergency funding from central government earlier this year was not enough to cover all the winter damage to roads.44% of those polled called for increased funding from government to help maintain local roads, whilst a third, recognising that this is unlikely, said alternative means of funding should be made available.And 78% said they were not satisfied with the condition of their local road network and 90% said road condition remained an issue in their area following the severe winter weather.Alan Mackenzie, Chairman of the Asphalt Industry Alliance, said: “The survey highlights the concerns of local councillors who are faced with a crumbling road network in desperate need of repair and diminishing available road maintenance funding."The AIA is calling on government to find new approaches to fund sustained road maintenance through long-term preventative programmes. Investing now will save huge sums in the future. In the current financial climate it is critical that the nation’s roads are fit for economic recovery.”