article_snippet.sent: ‘Every day, people tell us that people are disgusted, angry and ashamed of the state of England’s roads.
article_snippet.sent: Without funding to tackle the problem, I fear our roads will become corridors of waste,’ Sir Andrew added.
article_snippet.sent: Highways England – the Government-owned company launched last week to replace the Highways Agency – is required to keep the motorway network clean, but responsibility for clearing A-roads and trunk routes is divided between the agency and councils.
article_snippet.sent: Peter Silverman, of pressure group Clean Highways, said:
article_snippet.sent: Andrew Gwynne, who is standing for re-election as Labour MP in Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester, said: ‘the Highways Agency is atrocious when the Highways Agency comes to removing rubbish.