Department for Transport written question – answered at on 6 March 2024.
Lord Truscott
Non-affiliated
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of highway funding is spent on footways.
Lord Davies of Gower
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This information is not held. In England local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of the Highways Act 1980 to maintain the highway network in their area, including footways. Further information and best practice on the Well-managed Highway infrastructure Code of Practice is available from the UK Roads Leadership Group. Based on previous research, the Department estimates that on average local highway authorities spend around 9% of their highway maintenance budgets on maintaining footways.
Well-managed Highway infrastructure Code of Practi (pdf, 1922.1KB)
Yes4 people think so
No2 people think not
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