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Half of motorists (51%) say the
state of the roads in their area has
worsened over the past 12 months,
with the preponderance of potholes
by far the main culprit. This is
against just 9% who say their local
roads have in fact improved.
By way of contrast, only 2% of drivers
say the state of our motorways is
a top concern, while a total of 12%
named this as one of their four most
serious concerns.
Not surprisingly, a third of motorists
(32%) still think that maintenance
of local roads should be the
Government’s top priority when
it comes to transport investment
– a slight rise on last year’s 30%.
Four-fifths (80%) think local road
maintenance should be a top-five
spending priority (78% in 2015).
51
%
of motorists say the state
of the roads in their area
has worsened over the past
12 months
80
%
of drivers think local road
maintenance should be a
top-five spending priority
1.0 What’s on motorists’ minds?
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