roads

If you're setting off on Thursday or Friday this week, you might want to read this first 👀

Torrential rainfall in south-east Spain has caused chaos, leaving three people dead and many stranded across the region. Airports, train stations and road networks have been closed, while military emergency services have been deployed to rescue citizens trapped on flooded highways. Severe weather warnings are still in place.

Routine road maintenance budgets have fallen from £1.1 billion in 2009/10 to around £701 million in 2017/18.

And it's actually more durable than regular road surfacing.