The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) report
highlights the state of local roads in England and Wales – and
makes the case for the sustained, targeted investment needed
to end the cycle of patch and mend and halt further decline.
ONE-TIME CATCH-UP COST
£18.62bn
1 in 6
Roads in poor structural condition
Once every 97 years
Avg. resurfacing frequency
5,200
potholes filled every day
potholes filled last year
avg. cost to fill a pothole
to clear the backlog
backlog per authority
PRESS RELEASE
Government must protect funding for local roads
1 July 2026
ARTICLE
Winter ready roads
13 October 2025
PRESS RELEASE
DfT's new reporting requirements are a positive step
9 June 2026
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