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* UK: INFRASTRUCTURES NEEDS URGENT INVESTMENT
* England - One in five local roads in England and Wales are in a poor condition
London,EN,UK -Commercial Motor, by Chris Druce -14 March 2013: ... In the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance survey of councils ahead of the Budget, the Asphalt Industry Alliance urged the Chancellor to make increased investment in the local road network a priority next Wednesday (20 March)... Previous research by YouGov for the alliance has put the cost, in terms of lost productivity, of poor roads to businesses at £5bn... Key findings of the report, which 75% of councils in England and Wales responded to, are:
• There is a £831m shortfall in the annual road structural budget
• It would take 12 years based on current budgets to clear the carriageway maintenance backlog in England (excluding London)
• Councils spent £112.7m filling potholes last year
• Percentage of budget used on reactive maintenance in London 33%...
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