Councils that fail to prevent potholes should have mandatory training, says RAC
RAC called on the government to implement measures, arguing that many local authorities’ reagently only reagent ”approach of many local authorities“ clearly contributes to the “bad state”.
In a joint effort with the Road Surface Treatments Association (RSTA), RAC wrote to Lilian Greenwood, the Future of Roads.
He said that the leakage of the road surfaces is the critical benefits of the road surfaces to prevent water entry, which can freeze and worse.
The estimated cost to bring the British and Wales to Standard to the Standard of Çukurlu reached £ 16.8 billion.
RSTA says that many councils ignore the preventive treatments that can be applied five years after a road surface is discarded, and that it is to keep it in good condition for a longer time.
Many are exposed to a greater cost, leaving the surfaces without treatment and allowing the formation of the pits.
The state road data data analyzed by RAC shows that half of the local highway officials in the UK does not use any preventive maintenance on its paths in the 2023/24 financial year.
For B, C and unqualified roads, 36 percent of the authorities could not perform any of this study.
Rac Simon Williams said, “Many local authorities trust only the reactive care approach is particularly expensive because it means that only a small part of the road network is actually treated,” Rac said.
“This has made a very clear contribution to the situation we are in today.
RSSTA General Manager Mike Hansford said: “Our common defense is that the government provides training for local authorities who do not carry out preventive road care.
“The need for comprehensive education is emphasized by the fact that many talented and experienced engineers are retired or abandoned from the sector, which means that the industry has lost vital knowledge.”
The spokesman of the Transport Department said: “When he screamed £ 500 to repair serious pit damage, we know that repairing crater roads is not only proud of our communities, but also the pounds of people’s pockets.
“Therefore, we invest £ 24 billion to protect and improve high -country highways and local ways for the next five years.
“Preventive care is the key to overcome the pits and keep the roads in good condition, so the councils should show the risk of doing this job or losing one quarter of this year’s record financing increase.”
The Spokesman of the Local Government Association said: “Local authorities are working hard to prevent and correct the pits, they take their responsibilities to take and maintain the roads seriously.
“Within the next five years, a fairly fair share of £ 24 billion is a fair share of the larger long -term financing certainty will enable councils to invest in more preventive treatments.”
