Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 77884
Unadopted Roads
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 16 October 2025
Question
Anna Dixon
Labour — Shipley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing additional funding to local authorities to support the (a) improvement and (b) adoption of unadopted roads.
Answer
Simon LightwoodShould local highway authorities see fit, they are free to adopt unadopted roads under sections 37, 38 and 228 of the Highways Act 1980.The Government has already provided £500 million of additional funding for local highway maintenance this year, bringin...
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