Many of our roads in Cambridgeshire are in a very poor state of repair. So it’s good to see this proposal going to the County Council on 16 July. The task of repairing and maintaining our roads and pavements is massive, and well beyond the current budget allocated to it – let alone the additional demands of the A14 upgrade, Ely viaduct and Northstowe. A strategy to deal with the problem is vital if it’s not to continue to spiral beyond the capacity of the council to put right.