Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 120034

Roads: Floods

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

Conservative — Basildon and Billericay

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many locations on the strategic road network have been identified by her Department as having significant flooding risks.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Current National Highways data (up to 28 February 2026) shows that there are 1,418 sub-catchments containing locations that have a high-flood risk (out of a total of 10,873 sub-catchments along the Strategic Road Network). Catchments are defined as a grou...
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