Roads
Transport
David Amess (Southend West, Conservative)
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport under what legislation a local authority can adopt an alleyway; and if he will make a statement.
Sadiq Khan (Minister of State (Transport), Department for Transport; Tooting, Labour)
Under the Highways Act 1980, local highway authorities may adopt public rights of way that they are not currently responsible for maintaining. Such rights of way may include some types of alleyway or other local access routes. It is for individual authorities to decide whether they wish to adopt an alleyway or not, taking account of local priorities and standards.