Road Safety Statistics

icWales 23 March 2007 - 13 Year Backlog to Repair Poor Welsh Roads. "The maintenance backlog for local authority roads in Wales is estimated to take 12.9 years and each county council here has a maintenance budget shortfall of £4.1m." icWales 22 March 2007 - North-South Devide for Speed Camera Cash "The Treasury will provide a fixed grant to each camera partnership, with Wales' money, totalling £8.5m, channelled through the Welsh Assembly Government." DriveTime 24 March 2007 - Poor Maintenance Threatens Road Safety • English authorities receive just 40% of the budget they need to spend on local roads. • Welsh authorities fare even worse, receiving only 28% of the budget they require - just £1 per metre a year is spent on roads in Wales in comparison to £2 in the rest of England and six in London.