Is there a pothole crisis in East of England?

A pothole has been filled every four minutes, every day, for 10 years in the East of England, but still the backlog of carriageway repairs is more than £2 billion in the region.

The figures, from this year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey report, spell more misery for road users with nearly one in every six miles of the local road network – equivalent to 3,600 miles in the region – reported to have less than 5 years’ structural life remaining. Meanwhile, roads are only resurfaced, on average, once every 105 years in the East of England.

The ALARM survey reports local road funding and conditions in England and Wales based on information provided directly by those responsible for the maintenance of the network. This year’s survey, the 30^th, received a record 78% response rate from local authorities, including 100% of those in the East of England.

Aston spoke to Brian Kent from AIA (Asphalt Industry Alliance).