Road Works: Compensation
Commons · Question 26241 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 7 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Ashley Fox
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has considered extending the statutory guarantee period for the reinstatement of highways following street works; and what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing guarantee periods in en
Answer
Answered by Justin Madders, 7 Sep 2026
The Government has no current plans to extend the statutory guarantee period for reinstatements following street works. Undertakers are responsible for the cost of remedying defective reinstatements, and a reinstatement is not deemed complete until it com...