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Highways maintenance backlog falls to £9bn

The estimated highways maintenance backlog has fallen by almost 23% this year to £9.3bn from £12bn.

By Dominic Browne | 20 March 2018

The estimated highways maintenance backlog has fallen by almost 23% this year to £9.3bn from £12bn.

Figures compiled as part of the Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey represent the best result for local authorities in roughly a decade.

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Popular articles by Dominic Browne

  1. Budget: £500m a year for local roads maintenance
  2. LGA launches attack on DfT over traffic fine surplus plans
  3. Budget 2023: Hunt confirms £200m for 'potholes curse'
  4. Budget 2021: Highways face funding cut in Budget
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