Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Lords · Question HL6028 · Tabled 24 Mar 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 3 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Birt
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will conduct a strategic review of road construction, renewal and repair to identify the most economic approach to reduce potholes and costs to road users caused by potholes.
Answer
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 3 Apr 2025
It is the responsibility of individual highway authorities to maintain and improve their networks, based upon their local knowledge, circumstances, and priorities. This includes decisions on how best to prevent road surfaces from deteriorating in the most...