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English road maintenance faces a El 16bn backlog
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ENGLAND NEEDS A staggering £1 .6bn in extra funding to improve the country's roads, according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AlA). And even if the money was available it would take 11 years to clear the backlog in England and 12 years in Wales, which has a cash shortfall of £151 m,
The findings come from the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey for 2006. Results are based on information supplied by local authorities, which are responsible for almost all the roads in Great Britain.
AIA chair Jim Crick says the outlook for adequate road maintenance has significantly worsened, despite the fact that maintenance spending has actually increased by £3m in England and £8.4m in Wales.
"It is simply not enough, and masks the true state of our roads," he warns. "Local authority
engineers are constantly f irefighting to meet short term targets and needs."
The FTA says that the lack of forward thinking by local authorities with respect to road maintenance is a concern: 'It's high time that local government recognised both the economic and road safety needs to devote sufficient funds and commitment to ensure that these roads are properly maintained. This is 2006. not 1906,"