Potholes leave one-in-five local roads in poor condition

Cars pass a deep potholed road in Gloucestershire, which along with most of the South West UK, needs attention and repair work after a year of heavy rainfall and recent flooding, creating potholes and debris. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday January, 6, 2013. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Cars pass a deep potholed road in Gloucestershire, which along with most of the South West UK, needs attention and repair work after a year of heavy rainfall and recent flooding, creating potholes and debris. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Sunday January, 6, 2013. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

The Asphalt Industry Alliance's (AIA) annual road condition report has revealed that as much as a fifth of the UK's roads are in a such poor state that they may only have five years of life remaining.

The body's report, called the "Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance" (ALARM) survey, revealed up to 40,000 miles of the UK's 246,000-mile road network is in a poor condition. Nearly 25,000 miles of roads – enough to drive around the entire planet – will need essential maintenance within the next 12 months.

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