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  "textContent": "The Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) said potholes “may be a curse for road users” across the UK, but “they are not inevitable”, after news broke that Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander’s car was damaged by a pothole.\n\nThe post Transport secretary pothole incident: ‘Thankfully it was only the car damaged’, says AIA appeared first on New Civil Engineer.",
  "title": "Transport secretary pothole incident: ‘Thankfully it was only the car damaged’, says AIA"
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