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Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Lords · Question HL11894 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

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Asked by Lord Bradshaw

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on 10 November (HL11340), in the Transport Analysis Guidance what, if anything, is the smallest period of time that can be taken into account in evaluating time

Answer

Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 27 Nov 2025

Transport models are capable of capturing almost any scale of changes in journey time, down to fractions of seconds. Typically, these are aggregated across travellers to provide a measure of the impact of the scheme. In the Department’s Appraisal Summary ...