Select Committee · Public Accounts Committee

The condition and maintenance of local roads in England

Status: Closed Opened: 20 May 2024 Closed: 28 May 2024

The Committee’s 2014 report on roads concluded that a piecemeal and stop-go approach to funding from the Government for road maintenance in recent decades was making it difficult for highway authorities to maintain roads cost-effectively. It identified that there had been too much reactive work in response to flooding and other events, and not enough …