Definitely didn't expect such a comprehensive answer, thanks for that. We have different funding conflicts here in the UK, and while there's definitely a lot of

Definitely didn't expect such a comprehensive answer, thanks for that. We have different funding conflicts here in the UK, and while there's definitely a lot of that "do the shiny thing" going on, we also have a weird annual event where local councils try to use up any remaining budget they have just to make sure it's seen that they needed it, and it won't get cut the following year. So every Feb / March, you see a sudden increase in road maintenance across the country as councils who've ignored your reports of a giant pothole all year suddenly decide to fill every pothole in the county.