Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. Introduction 8
1.1. What are local roads? 8
1.2. Who is responsible for local road maintenance? 10
1.3. Where does road funding come from? 11
1.4. What road maintenance is needed? 12
2. Road conditions 13
2.1. What condition are roads in? 13
2.2. Key findings from 2023 industry report ALARM 15
2.3. Research into road conditions 17
3. Capital expenditure and funding 19
3.1. Recent timeline of funding 20
3.2. How much capital funding is allocated? 22
3.3. Where is capital funding allocated? 23
3.4. Where is capital funding not allocated? 25
3.5. Is capital road maintenance funding ring-fenced? 25
4. Revenue expenditure and funding 27
4.1. Where is revenue funding allocated? 29
5. Further reading 31