Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 109641

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 29 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026

Question

Lewis Cocking

ConservativeBroxbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential impact of roadworks on the economy.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department is unable to provide a current estimate of the overall impact of roadworks on the economy. This is because road and street works are carried out by a wide range of organisations, for different purposes, and the Department does not collect t...

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