Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 33740

Roads: Rural Areas

Tabled: 25 February 2025
Answered: 5 March 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what additional funding she plans to provide to local authorities in rural areas to improve road safety.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
We have awarded local authorities £185.8 million of funding between 2017 and 2024 through the Safer Roads Fund to improve the safety of England's most high risk 'A' roads. To date, it has funded 445.3 miles of rural roads which make up 62.4% of all funded...

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