￡100m pothole cash is only a drop in the ocean

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Road maintenance experts are warning that the ￡100 million emergency "pothole fund" announced in Alistair Darling's budget is only a fraction of the cash needed to repair the nation's highways.rnThe industry gave a warm welcome to the unexpected extra funding from the Chancellor -but the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (Alarm) survey revealed that ￡9.5 billion is needed to bring the UK's roads up to scratch. Paul Fleetham, Executive Director of Tarmac National Contracting, said: "The ￡100 million the Chancellor has announced for road repairs is welcome, however, this one-off payment is only a fraction of the money needed.