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== United Kingdom's road repair crisis == | == United Kingdom's road repair crisis == | ||
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| + | The United Kingdom (UK) website ''Fife Today'' reported in on July 27, 2022 on UK's road repair crisis: "Over 1.5 million potholes were reported across the country, but the AA says the actual number is likely to be much higher as the figure does not include pothole on motorways and major roads, and many go unreported."<ref>[https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/people/fife-worst-in-scotland-for-potholes-3783174 Fife worst in Scotland for potholes], ''Fife Today'' website, July 27, 2022</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2018, UK roads ranked were ranked 27th in the world which was a ranking below [[Chile]] and [[Cyprus]].<ref>[https://news.motors.co.uk/news/uk-roads-ranked-worse-than-chile-and-cyprus-in-global-survey/ UK roads ranked worse than Chile and Cyprus in global survey], Motors.co.uk</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:20, December 27, 2022
Remains of the Appian Way in Rome, near Quarto Miglio
A road is an open way for vehicle travel that is over 50 inches wide. One of the earliest surviving roads is the Appian Way, built by the Romans in the third century B.C.
United Kingdom's road repair crisis
See also: United Kingdom's road repair crisis
The United Kingdom (UK) website Fife Today reported in on July 27, 2022 on UK's road repair crisis: "Over 1.5 million potholes were reported across the country, but the AA says the actual number is likely to be much higher as the figure does not include pothole on motorways and major roads, and many go unreported."[1]
In 2018, UK roads ranked were ranked 27th in the world which was a ranking below Chile and Cyprus.[2]
- ↑ Fife worst in Scotland for potholes, Fife Today website, July 27, 2022
- ↑ UK roads ranked worse than Chile and Cyprus in global survey, Motors.co.uk