Penalties, permits and incentives

摘要

Utilities opened the road 2.5m times last year - up from 2.2m in 2015, according to the latest ALARM (Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance) survey, which is carried out by the Asphalt Alliance. As streetworks continue to spiral in line with population growth and infrastructure demand, ministers have decided to act. This summer, the government is due to kick off a review of how its system for issuing permits to utilities is working. Ministers are acting because the volume of road works being carried out by utilities continues to grow. And these pressures are only likely to intensify during the next few years with the population projected to grow to 76m by 2047, which means a lot more energy and water being piped into homes.