Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 60701
Roads: Repairs and Maintenance
Tabled: 17 June 2025
Answered: 25 June 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance her Department has provided to local highway authorities on the timely removal of (a) cones, (b) sandbags, (c) signage and (d) other abandoned roadworks equipment.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodRemoval of roadworks equipment comes under Section 74 of the New Roads and Street Works Act. The Act enables local highway authorities to charge utility companies for delays in completing roadworks on public highways, and since 2001 regulations have been ...
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