Written questions

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Commons · Question 28429 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Juliet Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the merits of (a) self-healing asphalt and (b) other methods to tackle potholes.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 11 Feb 2025

The Government is committed to enabling local highway authorities to maintain and renew their local highway networks. Decisions on which materials to use to repair their roads are matters for local highway authorities, but the Government encourages them t...