Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 115060

Roads: Repairs and Maintenance

Tabled: 23 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to her Department's document, the Methodology used to calculate ratings for local road maintenance, published on 11 January 2025, why was metric 9 on decarbonisation of road maintenance deemed re

Answer

Simon Lightwood

Metric 9 considers both whether a local highway authority has plans to decarbonise its maintenance operations and whether it has plans to increase climate resilience. In relation to decarbonisation, lower carbon approaches to road maintenance, such as a g...

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