Written questions

Roads: Peatlands

Commons · Question 4125 · Tabled 3 Sep 2024 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2024

Question

Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has a strategy for maintaining floating roads in the Fens.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 10 Sep 2024

The Government takes the condition of local roads very seriously and is committed to maintaining and renewing the local road network.Local highway authorities, such as Cambridgeshire County Council, have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to...