Shocking state of UK’s roads laid bare as huge cost of filling every pothole in the country is revealed

FILLING in all Britain’s potholes would cost a staggering £18.6billion, according to research. Half of roads are in bad shape, which campaigners called a “disgrace”. It would take 12 years to bring highways back to a proper condition, according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA). It found only 51 per cent of local roads in...