Lack of maintenance putting Dutch road safety at risk

The risk of accidents is increasing because municipalities and the national government keep cutting their budgets to maintain roads, cycle paths and viaducts, according to Maxime Verhagen of Bouwend Nederland. "The situation is getting worse every day, municipalities have been cutting back on infrastructure maintenance for years due to lack of money," Verhagen said in an interview with AD.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Friday, 24 July 2020 - 11:11 https://nltimes.nl/2020/07/24/lack-maintenance-putting-dutch-road-safety-risk