Growing ALARM over state of local roads

摘要

CASH-strapped local authorities have reported that more than 24,400 miles of roads in England and Wales could fail unless they receive essential maintenance within the next 12 months. According to the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey, produced by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), there is now a £9.31 billion road repair backlog and it would take 14 years to get local roads back into a reasonable steady state, provided adequate funds and resources were available. This year local authorities in England and Wales reported that the gap between the funds they received and the amount they actually needed to keep the carriageway in reasonable order was almost £556 million - a shortfall of £3.3 million for every authority.