Warwickshire County Council’s issues guidance to residents on how to manage potholes
As we enter the colder months, Warwickshire County Council has invited residents to join in the fight against potholes. Potholes form as a natural result of traffic, water, and surface wear. When rainwater seeps into cracks in the road, it freezes and expands, breaking the road surface under the pressure of passing vehicles. Warwickshire County […]
Commons committee discusses improving local road condition
The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is holding an evidence session on the condition of local roads in England at 10am on Thursday 21st November. The session follows the National Audit Office’s 2024 report on local roads in England, and the Government’s approach to funding their maintenance. The NAO found that local roads are getting worse, with fewer roads […]
Insurer says one in five claims about pothole damage lead to write-offs
The insurance company Allianz says one in five cars damaged by potholes on UK roads are left in such a state of disrepair that they have to be scrapped. The Telegraph reports about 11.5 million potholes are estimated to inflict the UK’s roads with a multi-billion pound repair backlog. It quotes Caroline Johnson, the claims […]
Asphalt Group says it’s time to stop moaning about potholes because they can be prevented
Road repair specialist, Asphalt Group Ltd., is calling on the Government to move the narrative away from potholes and focus on delivering ‘Roads that last’. MD Stephen Cooke says he believes that the road repair industry needs a new culture that focuses on delivering roads that last and provide reliable safe journeys for Britain’s 40 […]
Road improvements begin in Cheadle
Extensive road improvements have begun in Cheadle with highways crews carrying out essential repairs on the A522 Tean Road between the junction of Charles Street to the junction of Huntley Lane. The work, sees carriageway potholes fixed by a thermal road repair machine and vegetation being cut back along with repairs to kerbs, ironwork, footways […]
Potholes blamed on decades of underinvestment in Essex
The leader of Essex County Council said there had been a “degradation of our roads over the decades” with successive governments not funded them properly. Conservative Kevin Bentley told councillors there would never be a pothole-free road because of underinvestment over a number of years, according to a BBC report. His comments came after the […]
Chancellor pledges £500 million more for highway maintenance, while fuel duty frozen
The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has pledged an extra £500 million for highway maintenance in a Labour government’s first budget for 14 years. This will bring the total amount for highway maintenance in England this year to approximately, just over £1.625 billion. Funding will be devolved to local authorities next year with exact allocations to be decided. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will […]
Extra investment sees 20,000 potholes filled in Staffordshire since May
Nearly 20,000 potholes have been filled since the county council invested a further £8 million to fix more roads across Staffordshire. Staffordshire County Council announced the additional highways funding back in May, which has paid for extra highways teams to tackle potholes and drainage problems across the county. The investment is already seeing a wealth […]
Thousands more potholes fixed for Lincolnshire
September saw another massive round of road improvements from our highways department. Figures now in show that the four-week period delivered more than 6,000 pothole repairs, hundreds of streetlight repairs, loads of footpath works and more than 14,500 gullies cleared out. Work across road surfacing and cutting back unruly trees and bushes were also a big […]
New government needs to make funding available for permanent pothole repairs, says Pothole Partnership
Pothole-related breakdown callouts have increased by 2% so far this year compared to the same period last year, according to the latest AA Pothole Index. Last month (50,244 incidents) was the highest September on record since 2017 (50,418). The main incidents relate to punctures, damaged wheels, steering and suspension. Recent heavy rain means many potholes are […]
