{"id":388,"date":"2008-04-03T11:37:16","date_gmt":"2008-04-03T11:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/04\/03\/three-million-h\/"},"modified":"2012-07-17T14:36:28","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T14:36:28","slug":"three-million-h","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/2008\/04\/03\/three-million-h\/","title":{"rendered":"Three million holes in roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/hole_road.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"http:\/\/blogs.thesocialmedia.com\/petrol-head\/files\/2012\/07\/hole_road.jpg\" alt=\"Hole_road\" class=\"image-full\" style=\"margin: 0px 5px 5px 0px;float: left\" \/><\/a> Drivers are having to dodge more than 3 million holes in the road.<\/p>\n<p>In a report, the Asphalt Industry Alliance reveals that around 1 million are potholes left unfixed by local councils, while holes dug by utility companies account for a further 2.5 million road openings. The poor state of roads in England and Wales is caused by a shortfall of more than \u00a31 billion in road maintenance budgets and&nbsp; \u00a353 million was paid out in compensation for damage to vehicles or road traffic accidents in 2006\/07.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Despite some increase in central Government funding over recent years, it seems that highways maintenance is still suffering from historically being treated as the Cinderella service, &quot; said Asphalt Industry Alliance chairman Jim Crick.<\/p>\n<p>There is an 11-year backlog of maintenance work, while some roads faced a 65-year wait for resurfacing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drivers are having to dodge more than 3 million holes in the road. In a report, the Asphalt Industry Alliance reveals that around 1 million are potholes left unfixed by local councils, while holes dug by utility companies account for a further 2.5 million road openings. 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