Only 3% of local road network received maintenance in 12 months – analysis
The RAC, which conducted the research, said it shows local authorities are ‘in a cycle of merely filling potholes’.
Just 3% of England’s local road network received any form of maintenance in the 2023/24 financial year, new analysis shows.
The RAC, which conducted the research, said it shows local authorities are “in a cycle of merely filling potholes rather than looking after their roads properly”.
Its analysis of Government data found 4,894 miles of council-run roads were strengthened, resurfaced or preserved in 2023/24, which is 3% out of the total of 183,054 miles.
That represents a 750-mile increase from the previous 12 months, but is 4,894 below the figure for 2017/18.
Some 36% of England’s 152 councils did not complete any preservation work to prevent potholes forming on B, C and unclassified roads, according to the research.
RAC head of policy Simon Williams said: “Only a slither of England’s total road network is getting any maintenance attention whatsoever.
