Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 108991

Roads: Flood Control

Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 4 February 2026

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to improve flood resilience on (a) key arterial roads and (b) motorways in (i) Surrey and (ii) the South East.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
National Highways manages the risk and impacts of flooding across England’s Strategic Road Network (SRN). It has a range of proactive controls and response measures, including a programme of targeted interventions for flood risk sites across the network, ...

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