Question follow-through · 60702

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will commission a review into the (a) management arrangements and (b) maintenance outcomes on non-trunk A roads that cross multiple local authority areas.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
17 Jun 2025
Target answer date
19 Jun 2025
Answer
24 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will commission a review into the (a) management arrangements and (b) maintenance outcomes on non-trunk A roads that cross multiple local authority areas.

  2. 19 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    It is the responsibility of local highway authorities to maintain the highways network in their area, as per section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. However, the Government is determined to end the pothole plague on our roads, which is the result of a decade...

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