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Unadopted Roads: Snow and Ice

Asked by David ReedConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 3668

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what duty exists between developers and highway authorities to ensure roads on new residential developments that are subject to a Section 38 agreement are gritted and made safe during the winter weather before

Answered by Simon Lightwood

There is no statutory duty set out in the Highways Act 1980 that requires developers or highway authorities to carry out winter maintenance, such as gritting, on roads subject to a Section 38 agreement prior to formal adoption.

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