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If you thought potholes in Edmonton were bad, just wait till you drive some Alberta highways.

Alberta now has a greater share of its highways in “very poor” condition than any other province in Canada. And that’s bad, because Alberta also has more highways than any other province in Canada.

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Look at a map. Our highways spin off almost everywhere.

For at least the last 10 years, officials have been warning that Alberta’s base budget for maintaining highways is not enough to even hold steady. The NDP ramped up spending and we saw a small improvement for several years, but that funding dropped again in the last budget.

Now industry is sounding the alarm.

“We haven’t even been doing the basic maintenance and repair,” says Ron Glen, chief executive of the Alberta Roadbuilders and Heavy Construction Association. They’re launching a campaign Wednesday to call for predictable funding and a transparent, arms-length agency to prioritize the work.