National Pothole Day 2020: Allies to take battle to Westminster18/12/2019 Manufacturer Ultracrete and campaigner Mr Pothole are joining forces to drive a bright orange tank through London next month to protest about the deficit in funding for road repairs. |
England's 700,000 potholes on Grand Canyon scale13/08/2019 New research suggests around 700,000 potholes and road defects were reported in the last year across England - creating a total depth of around 28km, equivalent to 15 times deeper than the Grand Canyon. |
ALARM 2019 finds 'haves and have nots'26/03/2019 Recent increases in local authority highway maintenance budgets appear to be stemming the decline of local roads, according to the publishers of the 24th Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey. |
Cyclist pothole costs 25 times higher than driver claims04/03/2019 Pothole compensation claims cost councils 25 times more per cyclist than for motorists, according to new research. |
Pothole compensation 'costs councils nearly £3m a year'13/02/2019 Councils paid £2.8m to drivers for damage caused by potholes in 2017/18, according to new figures. |
Could the pothole crisis be on the mend?28/01/2019 It may not be time to celebrate exactly, but there are signs the number of road defects are being reduced. But is this short-term gain, putting long-term improvements at risk? |
Potholes are top safety risk for bikes, experts say21/11/2018 Potholes and poor carriageway surfacing have topped a list of risks to cyclists and motorcyclists compiled by road safety experts. |
Whitehall not doing ‘nearly enough’ to tackle pothole epidemic30/08/2018 The Government is not doing ‘nearly enough’ to improve the state of the roads in the UK, according to road users. |
Council faces legal action over pothole death10/08/2018 Warwickshire County Council is facing possible legal action after delays in repairing a pothole led to the death of a cyclist. |
Durham sees huge decrease in pothole compensation claims09/08/2018 Durham County Council has seen a dramatic fall in the number of claims it receives for pothole damage, from a peak five years ago when it had nearly 500 claims. |
BSI tackles potholes with new asphalt standard06/07/2018 Business standards company BSI has revised its guidance on asphalt, with changes to help prevent the low temperature cracking of road surfaces that causes potholes. |
AA ‘piles pressure’ on Grayling over potholes04/05/2018 Nine out of 10 drivers believe roads are worse now compared to 10 years, ago according to a study by the AA. |
Infrared technology could be used to fix potholes25/01/2017 Infrared heating technology developed by researchers at Brunel University London could be used to repair roads and help authorities save millions. |
Velocity helps get Buckinghamshire’s roads ready for winter23/01/2017 Road repairs specialist Velocity has helped repair thousands of potholes and defects in Buckinghamshire over a six-week period. |
RSTA calls for action on National Pothole Day16/01/2017 The Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) has put out a call for action to address the state of the UK's deteriorating local road network. |
Councils find out their share of £1.2bn local roads funding13/01/2017 The Department for Transport (DfT) has allocated £1.2 billion of local roads funding to councils across England. |
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. |
£100m to be spent on improving Manchester’s roads05/01/2017 Manchester City Council will spend £100 million on improving the city’s roads over the next five years. |
Third National Pothole Day to take place04/01/2017 The UK’s third National Pothole Day will take place on 16 January 2017 with the public invited to highlight repair issues near them. |
Research "reveals Britain's worst roads"19/12/2016 An independent investigation using Freedom of Information requests says it can reveal the worst roads in Britain to drive on. |
CIHT's new vision: Road charging, a £15bn fund and place-based roads
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