Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 37847

Road Works: Utilities

Tabled: 12 March 2025

Answered: 17 March 2025

Named Day

Question

Mike Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing local councils to review applications by utility firms for emergency roadworks in order to determine when the roadworks should take place.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

Emergency works are defined in legislation as works needed to deal with dangers to life and property and so must be carried out urgently. For these, and other urgent works needed to restore customer connections or deal with leaks, permits must be submitte...

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