Councils warn of spiralling cost of street lighting and pothole repairs due to increasing energy cost and inflation
Councils are facing massive increases in costs due to spiralling inflation and the increase in energy costs, the Local Government Association (LGA) is warning. New analysis by the LGA and the Association for Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) has estimated that the cost of street lighting, filling potholes and building new roads […]
Local authorities trusted the most to take action on climate change and make a difference in local areas, says LGA survey report
Local councils are trusted the most to take action on climate change and make a difference in local areas on reducing carbon emissions, according to new polling by the Local Government Association. The LGA’s survey found 40% of residents trusted their council most to address the climate emergency, followed by the Government (28% and world […]
LGA warns winter gritting could be affected by shortage of drivers
The shortage of gritter drivers in the UK could affect roads being gritted in the winter as well, according to the Local Government Association (LGA). Heightened by the pandemic and Brexit, the nationwide shortage of HGV drivers has been blamed for the recent fuel shortage and short supply of food on shelves in supermarkets. The estimated shortfall of […]
Whatever the outcome of the Spending Review for roads, the investment needs to be focused on preventing potholes from forming in the first place, says RSTA Chief Executive
Whatever the outcome of the upcoming Spending Review for roads, the investment should be focused on preventing potholes forming in the first place and a reduction in reactive repairs to reduce inefficiencies, according to Paul Boss, Chief Executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA). He was responding to a Local Government Association (LGA) statement […]
Fall in road funding this year could pay for 9.5 million pothole repairs, says LGA
Councils could repair more than 9.5 million extra potholes with the funding lost from local road maintenance budgets this year, analysis by the Local Government Association reveals today. Overall capital funding allocated to councils for local road maintenance this year by the Department for Transport is £1.39 billion – down from £1.78 billion in 2020/21. […]