Topical question asked in the House of Commons, by Nicholas Winterton (Conservative). It was answered on Thursday, 25 June 2009 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Topical Questions
- Question
- The Government will be aware that many country areas have huge difficulty maintaining their roads and lanes. The maintenance backlog is massive, not least because of the heavy vehicles that use the lanes. What are the Government going to do to help local authorities in rural areas maintain country lanes and roads to a proper standard?
- Answer
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The investment going to the regions through local transport plans and other funding streams has more than doubled in the past 10 years. It is for local authorities to target that money appropriately, but rural roads are central to the new road safety strategy that is currently out to consultation. We want to focus on finding engineering and other solutions to improve safety on rural roads.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 494 c933
- Session
- 2008-09
- Oral question type
- 1st Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Roads Rural areas
- Link
- View this Topical question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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