A pothole is usually not the disease – it is the visible symptom. The main engineering challenge is trying to stop them forming in the first place.
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Road condition is the top issue for many voters in local elections – but simply filling potholes does not add life to roads.
Will Labour’s pothole politics provide the meaningful infrastructure investment desperately needed in Britain?
Our new research found Australia is spending $1 billion less on maintaining roads than we need – and the biggest reason for that gap is federal funding.
Potholes have appeared seemingly everywhere after the intense rains. They’re annoying and expensive to fix. But there may be a better way.
Parties must forego ideological rigidity and compromise for the common good, says Mpho Phalatse about making coalitions work.
Just as America’s highways, sewage systems and water pipes need fixing, so does the growing gap between rich and poor. Trump and the Democrats could use that money to address both.
Bumps in the road are dangerous, expensive and difficult to fix.
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