Every year, new reports warn that our roads are getting worse and potholes are becoming more common.
Experts say the cost of repairing the damage continues to rise. But new research into how technology could transform the way we maintain roads is offering some intriguing solutions.
So, can we ever solve the UK’s pothole problem?
Here’s what we explore in the video:
00:00 – Potholes in the BBC Archive
00:43 – The cost of fixing roads in England and Wales
01:16 – How does a pothole form?
01:49 – How do we fix them?
02:21 – Peter the pothole
03:18 – The true state of our roads
04:23 – Pothole reporting through the years
05:03 – Meet pothole vigilante Harry
06:50 – Who is responsible?
07:53 – A technological solution
09:27 – The robotic van that could fix our roads
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