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Unadopted Roads

Asked by David ReedConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 1 June 2026UIN 3669

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the (a) average and (b) maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities in each of the last five years.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The Department for Transport does not hold centrally collected data on the average or maximum time between a Section 38 agreement being signed and formal road adoption by highway authorities.

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