Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 113833

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2026 to Question 102872, what definition the Government uses for a pothole, including any criteria relating to minimum (a) size, (b) depth and (c) safety classification thre

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Local highway authorities are responsible for maintaining their roads under section 41 of the Highways Act 1980. Individual authorities set their own criteria, including the minimum size and depth at which a defect, or pothole, is recorded or repaired, an...

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