Swedish road maintenance spend differs between municipality

Spending on road maintenance differs greatly between Swedish municipalities, a report by Svevia has shown. Malmö municipality was the highest spender in Sweden with € 295.53 spent per resident, which compared with the country's lowest spending municipality Berg, where € 14.27 per resident was invested in road maintenance.
September 7, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Spending on road maintenance differs greatly between Swedish municipalities, a report by 6535 Svevia has shown.

Malmö municipality was the highest spender in Sweden with € 295.53 spent per resident, which compared with the country's lowest spending municipality Berg, where € 14.27 per resident was invested in road maintenance.

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