Key Facts

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• Asphalt roads account for over 95% of all UK roads.
• Over 20 million tonnes of asphalt for use in construction and maintenance is produced every year in the UK from nearly 300 plants and depots.
• Asphalt is 100% recyclable.
• In 2025, there were 247,208 miles of road in Great Britain: 2,331 miles of motorway; 29,691 miles of trunk A-roads; and 215,186 miles of minor roads (Source: ).
• In England, the strategic road network (SRN), managed by National Highways, represents 2.7% of the network. The remaining 97.3% is managed by local authorities.
• Funding for local road maintenance in England (including London) and Wales is provided by both central government and local authority sources.
• The AIA’s Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance Survey report 2026 highlighted that an additional £18.62 billion is needed to bring local roads in England and Wales up to an ‘ideal’ condition that would allow them to be managed cost effectively going forward as part of a proactive management approach.