The impact of increasingly volatile and extreme weather conditions is showing up on our roads and creating year-round risks and responsibilities. While the wetter conditions and cold snaps of winter usher in a new wave of potholes each year, summer temperatures in excess of 40 degrees -which some parts of the UK saw last year - are melting the very ground we drive on. This is a vicious cycle of degradation, and a short-term focus on remedial road work is not enough. The national government, local councils, and contractor stakeholders all share a responsibility to climate-proof our highways and futureproof asset management strategies, operating on a principle of 'sustainability through durability' that can accommodate weather extremes and lower the cumulative maintenance load overtime.
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