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Load cells help prevent potholes After our (seemingly ongoing) winter of wet and cold, Britain’s roads are pockmarked with potholes. According to a report by the Asphalt Industry Alliance , over 40,000 miles of UK roads could become unusable in five years due to the £556million shortfall in local council funding. Over 2.7 million potholes were filled by councils in 2015, but only 1.5 million in 2017. Overloading our roads Damage to roads is a worldwide problem, but not all is caused by natural forces. Overloaded trucks can cause extensive damage to road surfaces and bridges, so much so that the authorities in the Indian city of Hyderabad have invested in Weigh-in-Motion (WIM) systems on access points to the city’s Outer Ring Road (ORR). Increasing axle load is a serious problem for the ORR, causing cracks, potholes and ruts that increase the rate of road erosion. Hence the authority in charge of the road, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority , have decided to instal