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Pothole repairs should be funded by fuel duty, say local authorities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe RAC\u2019s head of policy Simon Williams says the government figures \u201cpaint an incredibly stark picture of road maintenance in England and confirm our worst fears about the overall decline in the state of the country\u2019s roads,\u201d While acknowledging that there has been extra government cash to fill potholes, Williams points out that it\u2019s the reduction in preventative works that is to blame for leaving drivers exposed to the risks of potholes and crumbling tarmac.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s abundantly clear that councils in so many areas are barely scratching the surface when it comes to getting their roads up to a reasonable standard, and indeed the fact that such a large proportion haven\u2019t done any surface dressing or resurfacing at all over a 12-month period really does say it all,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n
Back in March this year the Asphalt Industry Alliance \u2018ALARM\u2019 report calculated the backlog in spending required to bring UK roads up to scratch to be over \u00a312 billion. However the RAC alleges this figure is \u201csomewhat skewed towards full resurfacing and more could be done to improve driving conditions using more cost-effective surface treatments''. The cost of surface dressing is \u00a35 per square metre, compared to \u00a330 per square metre for conventional asphalt resurfacing, it says. According to the chief executive of the Road Surface Treatments Association, Paul Boss, surface dressing can extend the working life of roads by three or four times.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has never been a more important time to undertake preventative maintenance on roads in what we call \u2018Green\u2019 and \u2018Amber\u2019 conditions, even where pothole repairs may well be required before the surface dressing can be undertaken,\u201d he says. \u201cThe preventative dressing on \u2018Green\u2019 and \u2018Amber\u2019 carriageways will keep them in a safe and serviceable condition, enabling authorities to manage their \u2018Red\u2019 roads that require high investment maintenance solutions such as complete resurfacing or reconstruction (recycling).\u201d<\/p>\n
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