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Councils risk losing funding under new pothole performance rules
14/04/2026 Local highway authorities in England face losing up to a third of their roads funding if they cannot demonstrate it is being spent on road maintenance. |
AI could save Cambridgeshire CC from future potholes
07/04/2026 Cambridgeshire County Council is to begin using artificial intelligence (AI) to combat its £800m road maintenance backlog. |
ALARM: Record £18.6bn road repair backlog despite funding boost
17/03/2026 Local roads across England and Wales face a record £18.62bn repair backlog that would take 12?years to clear, according to the latest ALARM survey. |
RAC reveals rise in rain and pothole-related road risks
10/03/2026 There has been a surge in the number of drivers impacted by pothole breakdowns during wet weather this year. |
Local election candidates urged to back preventative road maintenance
18/02/2026 The Road Emulsion Association (REA) has urged all candidates in the upcoming local elections to commit to long-term, preventative maintenance of local roads. |
Local roads to see boost from £315m highways contract
03/02/2026 Three councils have awarded a £315m highways maintenance contract to an international infrastructure group. |
Pothole Pressures: Refining road maintenance ratings
22/01/2026 Andrew Cook, ADEPT, responds to the Department for Transport’s publication of its new Red, Amber, Green (RAG) ratings on council road maintenance performance. |
National Pothole Day: Focusing minds on lasting road repairs
14/01/2026 As National Pothole Day highlights road damage, a partnership of motoring and transport groups is urging councils to rethink how potholes are fixed. |
New system launched to assess councils’ road repair performance
12/01/2026 A new traffic light rating system has been rolled out to assess how effectively local highway authorities (LHAs) are fixing potholes and maintaining roads. |
Pothole prevention work shows first major rise in years
11/11/2025 New figures suggest councils are stepping up efforts to protect roads from potholes, with a 15% increase in surface dressing work this year compared to 2024. |
Councils urged to step up as pothole breakdowns soar
21/10/2025 Councils face renewed pressure to maintain roads as new RAC figures reveal a 25% rise in pothole-related breakdowns over the summer compared to last year. |
Essex CC wows with road resurfacing results
15/10/2025 Essex County Council’s use of graphene-enhanced asphalt has produced ‘very encouraging’ results. |
Council calls for stronger fines for disruptive utility firms
24/09/2025 Hertfordshire CC has called on national Government to raise the penalties on utility companies responsible for poorly managed or unauthorised roadworks. |
Call for mandatory pothole training for councils
08/09/2025 The RAC and RSTA have called on the Government to mandate training for councils that fail to carry out preventative road maintenance. |
