PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(12 February 2025)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the rural road network.
Asked by:
Ben Goldsborough (Labour)
Asked by:
Ben Goldsborough (Labour)
Answer
The Government takes the condition of both rural and urban roads very seriously and is determined to help local authorities tackle the maintenance backlog that results from years of underinvestment by the previous Government. The Department for Transport has allocated Norfolk County Council over £56 million for the 2025/26 financial year to help it carry out its highway maintenance responsibilities, an increase of over 36%. It is up to Norfolk County Council to decide how much of this it spends on its rural roads, based on local needs and priorities, but the additional funding should allow it to deliver real improvements in both rural and urban areas.
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