Railways and Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Commons · Question 93121 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to help develop (a) engineering and (b) maintenance adaptations to protect (i) roads, (ii) railways and (iii) embankments from an increase in the number of high soil moisture
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 27 Nov 2025
The maintenance of earthworks is the responsibility of the asset owner, specifically Network Rail for the mainline railway network, National Highways for the strategic road network and Local Authorities for local roads. The technical expertise needed to a...