IHE says abandoned rural roads could become a reality

摘要

IHE President Richard Hayes has tackled claims that councils are considering abandoning parts of the UK's rural road network. He said abandoned rural roads could become a reality if insufficient funding and good asset management plans were not in place. Speaking to BBC News 24 in February, he said: "Many local authorities are now in a position where insufficient funding is available to carry out repairs to the road network. The amount of funding available is becoming so difficult that unfortunately it may leave local authorities little option but to abandon parts of the rural road network to nature.