Road safety, surface treatments and line markings specialist, WJ Group, has responded to the announcement of £1.6 billion in road maintenance funding for local authorities by calling for the funds to be allocated to long-term maintenance activities that maximise road safety and value for money.
While the funding is not ring-fenced for pothole repair, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced the allocation to individual local authorities
Wayne Johnston, Founder and CEO at WJ Group, said: “The government is right to be taking the problem of potholes on our road network seriously. However, this should be delivered alongside other safety-critical maintenance activities, including inadequate skid resistance, line markings and ITS solutions.”
He added: “The crucial point is that roads funding needs to go as far as possible to deliver works that enhance road safety and reduce risks to road users. New technologies and ways of working are critical here, enabling crews to be more productive and deliver greater value to the taxpayer at the same time.”
An example of WJ Group’s efforts to boost efficiency and road safety is in pothole solutions that allow it to repair surface defects, whilst refreshing the road markings, using high quality solutions that will prevent the re-emergence of potholes.
As a trusted partner of the highways authorities it works with, WJ Group will fix potholes it encounters wherever it is working, reducing the need for the authority to divert budget towards identifying potholes in need of repair and streamlining the workflows.
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