Fading paint and safety risks: Municipalities spend over €100k annually to maintain pedestrian crossings

Significant safety hazards are developing across municipal road networks due to poorly maintained pedestrian crossings, where worn and severely faded markings often become completely invisible to drivers, particularly in areas lacking adequate vertical traffic signage.

The deterioration of road paint affects all local authorities to varying degrees. High-traffic thoroughfares naturally experience accelerated wear, meaning the breakdown of visible boundary lines is most pronounced on central...