Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 26640

Roads: Rural Areas

Tabled: 27 January 2025

Answered: 30 January 2025

Named Day

Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to support local authorities in improving road safety on rural roads; and if she will take steps with East Sussex County Council to help improve road safety on the C7 road be

Answer

Lilian Greenwood

The Department recognises that the majority of road fatalities (according to the latest statistics) occurred on rural roads (60%) with fewer fatalities on urban roads (35%) and motorways (5%). We have awarded local authorities £185.8 million of funding be...

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