Asphalt Industry Alliance report: Annual Local Authority Road maintenance survey (ALARM) survey │ March 21 2023
Every year the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) commissions an independent survey of local authority highway departments in England (including London) and Wales. The Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey provides detailed insight into the funding and conditions of the local road network, based on information provided directly by those responsible for its maintenance. Now […]
March 26, 2019 – Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey 2019
This year’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) survey reports early signs that an increase in local authority highway maintenance budgets is beginning to stem the decline in the condition of the local road network. Nevertheless, increased investment is still falling short of the amount needed to maintain local roads to target conditions, with years […]
March 20, 2018 – Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey 2018
The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s (AIA) latest ALARM survey reports that that you could drive around the world on the length of local authority roads that could fail in the next 12 months – with cash-strapped local authorities reporting that more than 24,400 miles of road could need maintenance in the next year. Now in its […]
March 28, 2017 – Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey 2017
The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s (AIA) latest ALARM survey reports that that within the next five years one in six of our roads will need to be repaired, or even closed. The cumulative effect of an ageing network, decades of underfunding, increased traffic and wetter winters has led to around 17 per cent of all local […]
Roadfile
Roadfile provides a credible source of information for UK road-related statistics. It offers a useful hub of collated data to highlight the important role the road network plays in our keeping communities connected and in supporting the economy. The updates website, now supported by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) now contains 2016 figures. Go to: […]
March 23 , 2016
– Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey 2016 The 21st annual ALARM Survey highlights that decades of underfunding continues to take its toll on local roads. Underfunding, severe weather and increased traffic are relentlessly undermining the resilience of the local road network in England and Wales. The Asphalt Industry Alliance’s (AIA) latest ALARM survey […]
March 1, 2016
– Roadfile releases its latest research data – providing an overview of the key issues relating to roads. Roadfile, provides a reliable source of information for all road related statistics, including road traffic figures. Roadfile, now delivered by the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA), supports the role the road network plays in our society and economy. […]
March 26, 2015
– Asphalt Industry Alliance The 20th annual ALARM Survey highlights that, while we are moving in the right direction, a big task remains to bring the local road network up to scratch. The Survey found that across England and Wales one in six of our roads is still classed as being in a poor condition […]
April 3, 2014
– Asphalt Industry Alliance The 19th Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (ALARM) Survey reports that the estimated cost to get the local road network in England and Wales back into reasonable condition has increased to £12 billion (from £10.5 billion in 2013) For the second year in a row, more than two million potholes (2,010,749) […]
14 October 2013
The APPG has launched its report calling for urgent action to counteract the deterioration of local roads. In the report, ‘managing a valuable asset: improving local road condition’ the Group draws on its understanding of how this situation has arisen and what can be done to rectify it. Local roads are vital to everyone’s daily […]