Roads: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 26640 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 30 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by James MacCleary
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in improving road safety on rural roads; and if she will take steps with East Sussex County Council to help improve road safety on the C7 road be
Answer
Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 30 Jan 2025
The Department recognises that the majority of road fatalities (according to the latest statistics) occurred on rural roads (60%) with fewer fatalities on urban roads (35%) and motorways (5%). We have awarded local authorities £185.8 million of funding be...