Written question asked by Jonathan Gullis (Conservative) on Tuesday, 20 April 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 April 2021. It was answered by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Roads: Staffordshire
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve the condition of roads in (a) Stoke-on-Trent and (b) Staffordshire.
- Answer
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The Department for Transport is providing (a) Stoke-on-Trent with over £4.6 million, and (b) Staffordshire with over £28 million through highways maintenance funding, pothole fund, and integrated transport block funding in 21/22. It is for each Council to decide on how this funding, allocated through formula, is utilised based on their respective highway asset management strategy, needs, and priorities.
Recent additional investments include £5 million for Stoke-on-Trent Council’s ‘Keep Stoke Moving’ key corridor Challenge Fund bid won in February 2020, and £2.35 million for Staffordshire County Council to upgrade Chetwynd Bridge, a historic Grade II* structure.
Secondary information
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- Written question
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- 184565
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Standards Roads Staffordshire
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