Local authorities need a “fresh approach” to investing in the local road network, Tarmac has said in response to a report revealing that road repair backlogs have reached a record £16.81bn.

More than half of the local road network in England and Wales could fail in the next 15 years as the amount needed to fix the backlog of repairs reaches a record high of £16.3 billion.

Four industry and road user organisations have launched a ‘Pothole Partnership’ to tackle the potholes problem in UK roads.

An autonomous robot able to locate and fix potholes is set to pass its first test outside of a lab environment on the roads of Hertfordshire.

A UK startup is about to commercialise what it claims is the world’s first autonomous robot able to locate and fix potholes.

Car-mounted mobile mapping could transform the approach to pothole repair, explains Peter Haddock.

Rising energy prices, inflation, and higher material costs are putting pressure on work such as fixing potholes and maintaining street lighting, according to the Local Government Association (LGA).

Potholes have been the scourge of local authorities for years, if not decades. Can new technology help fight this plague on our roads, asks Kristina Smith.