[周刊王CTWANT] The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales, pointed out on 31 August that since about 60% of the bitumen in the European market comes from Russia, the Moscow authorities implemented bitumen exports after the start of the Russian-Ukrainian war. The embargo has caused the cost of road maintenance in the UK to continue to soar, with some sections of the road taking up to 10 years to repair successfully, in addition to an extra £12bn.
According to the British “Daily Mail” and the Russian satellite news agency (Sputnik), the LGA pointed out: “After Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine, the United Kingdom was forced to purchase asphalt from other markets, resulting in longer road repair times and higher costs. “Total spending is said to have grown by about 22 percent.
The LGA assessed that in order to ensure that all roads in the country can pass normally, the entire road construction project will take an additional 10 years and an additional cost of 12 billion pounds (about NT$423.7 billion). In addition, rising electricity, steel and cement prices have also seriously affected local budgets. In this regard, the association called on the future prime minister of the United Kingdom to face up to the financial pressure of local governments.
David Renard, spokesman for the LGA’s transport department, said: “Councils across the country are facing unprecedented cost increases to repair our roads, keep the lights on at night and improve local infrastructure. Rising inflation and raw materials Shortages have created a perfect storm, exacerbating already stretched local fiscal deficits. To address this, the new government must absorb these increased costs, or certain roads and infrastructure services will be shut down.”
Steve Gooding, director of The Royal Automobile Club Foundation for Motoring, which specialises in transport policy, said: “In addition to households, pubs and private businesses being affected by soaring energy prices, local road authorities are also feeling the pinch. And the continuation of the Russo-Ukrainian war makes the situation even more dire. Of course, the inability to repair the roads may be trivial compared to the devastation caused by Putin’s military operations, and the suffering of the Ukrainians, but if the authorities are to try to maintain normal traffic, and the night The lights are bright, and the local government’s fiscal crisis is bound to emerge. While we hope this is a short-term challenge, the reality is that we need a long-term solution.”
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