Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to Question 82744 on Roads: Repairs and Maintenance, whether her Department has (a) conducted and (b) commissioned an assessment of the potential impact of the revised national road maintenance capital allocations on local highway maintenance performance indicators.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
As set out at the Spending Review, the £24 billion of capital funding that was announced to maintain and improve our motorways and local roads will allow National Highways and local authorities to invest in significantly improving the long-term condition of England’s road network, delivering faster, safer and more reliable journeys.
The Government will confirm highways maintenance funding allocations for local highway authorities in due course.
An additional £500m of highways maintenance funding was announced this financial year, alongside new reporting requirements for local authorities. This includes the publication of an annual transparency report detailing how the funding has been used and the outcomes achieved. These reports will enable the Department and the public to better understand the impact of investment over the next four years.
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