Question follow-through · 60701

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has provided to local highway authorities on the timely removal of (a) cones, (b) sandbags, (c) signage and (d) other abandoned roadworks equipment.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
25 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has provided to local highway authorities on the timely removal of (a) cones, (b) sandbags, (c) signage and (d) other abandoned roadworks equipment.

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jun 2025

    Answer published

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  4. 11 Sept 2025

    Answer corrected

    Removal of roadworks equipment comes under Section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act. The Act enables local highway authorities to charge utility companies for delays in completing roadworks on public highways, and since 2001 regulations have been ...

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