Question follow-through · 77884

Unadopted Roads

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the (a) improvement and (b) adoption of unadopted roads.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Department for Transport
Tabled
16 Sept 2025
Target answer date
13 Oct 2025
Answer
16 Oct 2025 · 30 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the (a) improvement and (b) adoption of unadopted roads.

  2. 13 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    Should local highway authorities see fit, they are free to adopt unadopted roads under sections 37, 38 and 228 of the Highways Act 1980.The Government has already provided £500 million of additional funding for local highway maintenance this year, bringin...

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