Scotland can't afford road repair

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The Scotsman on Sunday:

POTHOLES could be left unrepaired or money taken from schools because winter road maintenance will cost £120 million more than was originally budgeted for, Scotland's councils warned yesterday. Ministers have offered only an extra £15 million to help plug the gap.

Motorists are now faced with the grim prospect of non-trunk roads deteriorating even further because of a big increase in the repair backlog for a second winter.

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A spokesman said: "At the end of the winter, we anticipate the recent severe weather and the need to keep Scotland moving safely will mean councils will overspend in this area by some £60 million, with another similar amount spent on remedial works such as filling potholes and other such repairs.

"Financing this additional work at a time of cuts means without more support, councils will either have to take the money from elsewhere - for instance, social work and schools budgets - or reduce the level of resources and services currently allocated to roads.

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It sounds like they would be better off with real global arming instead of the snow and ice build up from the faux global warming of the last two years. It is better to be warm than cold. At least the roads are telling us that.
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