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 …
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Report - Condition and maintenance of Local Roads in En… | HC 349 | 17 Jan 2025 | 37 | Responded |
The Department’s own data suggests that the condition of local roads has remained broadly stable. It reported that over the period 2015–16 to 2022– 23, the percentage of local roads rated ‘red’, which are roads that should be considered for maintenance, has been at 3 or 4% for A roads …
We asked the Department whether it had completed any evaluations on the benefits that come from long-term funding arrangements such as Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes.67 The Department responded that the general view on transport funding was that longer-term funding of assets and infrastructure provided greater certainty and allowed delivery …
| Date | Witnesses | |
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| 21 Nov 2024 | Dame Bernadette Kelly DCB · Department for Transport, Dave Buttery · Department for Transport, Rupert Furness · Department for Transport | View ↗ |
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