Soaring costs put council road work budgets at risk

England’s largest councils have warned they will be forced to delay repairs to local roads and infrastructure as spiralling inflation adds over £1.5bn to their costs.
To balance budgets – as they are legally required to – and control costs, councils are warning of a winter of ‘difficult decisions’ ahead.
These could include further unplanned reductions to services and the cancellation or delays to major construction projects such as new roads, amenities and in