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England’s roads agency promising once-in-a-lifetime modernisation of monitoring and maintenance will save drivers time and money

A digital road map that can predict when and where potholes will develop and “smart” surfaces that can repair themselves are among new technologies being explored to improve road maintenance.

The high-tech solutions are among the ideas put forward by Highways England as it announces its plans for the future of road management.

Self-healing roads and a pothole-predicting map to cut roadwork disruption