Dudley: Over £8 million spent on roads and potholes in 10 months
More than £8 million has been spent Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council repairing potholes and resurfacing roads and pathways since April 2024, new figures reveal. It comes as West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) announced an extra £8.8 million in government funding – on top of the £24 million already allocated – for the region’s councils to […]
Extra £8.6m provided to fill thousands of West Midlands potholes
An extra £8.6m of funding has been secured to fill potholes and resurface West Midlands roads. The increase of about 35% in the region’s highway repair funding comes on top of £24m already committed by the Department for Transport for 2025-26. West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said: “Far too many of our roads are blighted […]
Drivers told not to fix potholes themselves
The RAC has urged frustrated Brits to avoid fixing a growing issue on the roads, despite being estimated to cost the Government billions of pounds to solve. Nicholas Lyes, the RAC’s Head of Roads Policy has urged drivers to avoid taking one common automotive complaint into their own hands, warning that it could result in all manner of […]
AI-powered pothole detector trialled in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Council has been trialling Robotiz3d’s latest AI technology to identify areas of road across the county that could benefit from preventative road maintenance work before potholes become a problem. The ARRES EYE is placed on a roof rack at the back of a vehicle, as crews go about their usual duties for the day, and scans […]
UK roads “akin to Gobi desert”, says Cebr founder
A campaigner has urged the Government to “wake up” to the prospect of entirely upgrading the UK’s “crater-infested roads” in preference to spending almost £15bn on pothole repairs. According to world-renowned economist Douglas McWilliams, founder of the Centre for Economic and Business Research (Cebr), in an updated Cebr report for FairFuelUK, the cost of completely […]
WJ Group: Road maintenance should be synonymous with safety improvement
Road safety, surface treatments and line markings specialist, WJ Group, has responded to the announcement of £1.6 billion in road maintenance funding for local authorities by calling for the funds to be allocatedto long-term maintenance activities that maximise road safety and value for money. While the funding is not ringfenced for pothole repair, the DfT […]
Funding boost to prevent 30,000 potholes on Welsh roads
An extra £25m to renew Wales’ major roads and prevent around 30,000 road defects and potholes has been announced by the Welsh Government. The funding boost will see an extra 100km of the strategic road network resurfaced in the new financial year. Roads that are most in need of repairs will be renewed, with thousands […]
Staffordshire Council system to report potholes is revamped
The way people report potholes and other highways issues in Staffordshire has been completely revamped. The county council’s ReportIt system has undergone a transformation to make it easier for residents to report highways issues. The new system is more user friendly, and gives people the option of having their own account where they can track the progress […]
Asphalt rejuvenator to prevent potholes across 1 million square metres of local highways
Roadtechs Group, a leading manufacturer, supplier, and installer of specialist surface treatment solutions in the UK, is set to prevent potholes appearing across more than 1million sq m of local highway network in 2025 with Reclamite. Reclamite is a spray applied treatment that reverses the detrimental impact of weather on our roads, preventing cracks and […]
Special Feature – National Pothole Day: RSTA calls for local authorities to review highway maintenance strategies
On National Pothole Day 2025 the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA) is making a ‘call for action’ for local highway authorities to review their maintenance strategies, and to improve their knowledge and understanding of surface treatments, including awareness of the appropriate times to use them based on road condition, to prevent future formation of potholes. […]