End of the roads
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BRITAIN'S minor roads rr eventually become impassal to all but the most robust vehicles, the British Road Fl eration has warned the Gove ment.
In a report which details 1 continued decline in the st dard of British road mainti ance, the BRF has warned Tra port Secretary David How Scottish Secretary Geor Younger, and Welsh Secret Nicholas Edwards that an wi £100m is needed this year alo just to halt further deterioratic And it says that there must a sustained increase in the mz tenance budget of £200m roads are to return to the st dard of 10 years ago.
Warning about the state i which minor roads are deta rating, and pointing out that increasing number of roads go ungritted in winter weatl the BRF report adds: "It is h to conceive of any Governin knowingly acquiescing in sue scenario. Yet, in the face of dence assembled in this pape is very hard to comprehend Government's present policy.