Kyle

And it's just a hassle, isn't it?

It costs more, it's more resource intensive.

So what we do on the roads is we use a variety of treatment to basically do the same thing.

seal them in, stop the elements getting to them, stop the water getting to them and give them a longer life and stop those potholes forming in the first place.

It's almost a vicious circle, Chris, because the problem is, is because there has been a decline in the amount of preventative maintenance we've done, that's increased the number of potholes.

The thing is, more money, or we have to fill those potholes because often they are a safety issue, as I'm sure you come across a lot on podcasts.

On roads across the country, we have to address that immediate issue.

The problem is by spending resources on filling that pothole means we can't then spend or we can't put resources into preventing future potholes.

And it's an almost vicious circle there.

So it's a difficult challenge that highway authorities and people in the highway industry across the country face.

So you have different materials on different roads.

But ultimately, they're all subject to the elements, aren't they?

Everything has an end.

But some materials are more suited to different locations.

We have harder tarmacs that we might use in a location that we know gets heavily trafficked by lorries.

We have concrete roads, which we know are more durable.

But they have their own issues.

So it's about using the right material in the right place.

You'll never get a material that lasts

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