Question follow-through · 36938

Cycleways: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body has responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the cycle path between Pembury Hospital and Tonbridge.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body: Department for Transport
Tabled: 10 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 13 Mar 2025
Answer: 13 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which body has responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the cycle path between Pembury Hospital and Tonbridge.
13 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2025
Answer published
Local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highways network in their area, including cycle paths. Kent County Council is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the non-motorised user route that r...

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