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Chris Ames

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DfT throws Norfolk – and Shropshire – a lifeline | LocalGov

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By Chris Ames
| Local Government News
The Department for Transport (DfT) has said it will not ask Norfolk County Council to return £33m funding towards its shelved £274m link road. In January the highway authority withdrew its planning application for the Norwich Western Link scheme after advice from Natural England about its impact on bats, leaving the council at risk of having to repay the DfT funding.
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Zurich calls for more cash to improve local road safety

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By Chris Ames
| Local Government News
A major council insurer has called for increased funding for local authority road maintenance and more flexibility when spending it. Ahead of the Spending Review, Zurich Municipal said that the government pledge of £1.6bn in 2025-26 to tackle ‘the pothole plague’ won't begin to put a dent in the backlog of potholes that has impacted the nation, with an estimated £16bn required in order to repair local roads.
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Surrey gets ahead of the pothole game with switch to AI

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By Chris Ames
| Local Government News
Surrey County Council is thought to be the first local authority in the UK to move away from manual inspections and solely use video and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to log and programme pothole repairs. Computer vision cameras fitted to dashboards inside the authority’s highways vehicles will spot and photograph potholes and other defects, which will then be automatically recorded for repair.
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