Pothole repair and new roads costs soars over 20%

Councils are warning they could be forced to halt planned road projects in order to prioritise road maintenance as spiralling inflation eats away at budgets.
Local councils are reporting that pothole repair and new road costs have spiralled by 21% and 22% respectively in the last six months. While the cost of running and repairing street lights has spiralled 38%
New analysis by the Local Government Association and the Association for Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADE