Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to support local authorities to repair roads in (a) England and (b) Romford constituency.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
At the Autumn Budget, the Government committed over £2 billion annually by 2029/30 for local authorities to repair and renew their roads and fix potholes. For the first time, we have confirmed funding allocations for the next four years, enabling local authorities to plan ahead and move away from expensive, short-term repairs and instead invest in proactive and preventative maintenance.
This is in addition to the Government's investment of £1.6 billion this year, a £500 million increase compared to last year.
The local highway authority for the Romford constituency is the London Borough of Havering. The table below sets out the highways maintenance funding that Havering is eligible to receive from 2025/26 to 2029/30.
Local authority | 2025/26 | 2026/27 | 2027/28 | 2028/29 | 2029/30 |
London Borough of Havering | £1,082,000 | £3,060,000 | £3,289,000 | £3,520,000 | £4,033,000 |
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