Maintenance costs for the Highways Agency’s roads
Costs of maintaining the Highways Agency’s motorway and A road network per lane mile, including renewing roads and structures.
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DfT Business Plan input indicator
Geographical coverage: England
Information broken down by: Region
Latest data
- The cost of operating the Strategic Road Network for 2011-12 was 0.3 pence per vehicle mile, unchanged from the 2010-11 out turn figure
Cost of maintaining the Highways Agency motorway and A road network per lane mile – Maintenance cost per lane mile (£k)
| 2010-11 | 2011-12 | |
|---|---|---|
| Highways Agency (England) | 41 | 43 |
| Yorkshire & North East | 60 | 56 |
| North West | 31 | 33 |
| West Midlands | 43 | 49 |
| South West | 38 | 44 |
| South East | 44 | 52 |
| East Midlands | 34 | 27 |
| East | 30 | 31 |
In 2011-12, maintenance costs associated with this measure increased by an additional 5% compared with 2010-11. This additional activity had been planned and budgeted for in the spending review. The main elements of the increase were a planned increase in the M25 PFI service payments and increased capital renewals. Expenditure on maintenance, particularly in relation to capital renewals, reflects the varying demands of maintenance activity which is not necessarily comparable year-on-year.
Background information
The movement between 2010-11 and 2011-12 maintenance indicators mainly reflect changes in expenditure which highlights the varying expenditure demands of the programme of works. Movements in operating costs mainly result from changes in vehicle miles each year.
Variability in the maintenance indicator is due to complex factors that cannot be easily attributed to the results. Expenditure reflects the varying demands of the programme of works in each region and the underlying condition of the network is therefore a key factor. Similarly, the number of lane miles can give no information about the nature of those lane miles eg geography, terrain, construction, age, etc. and how many and what type of structures they contain.
Maintenance costs derived from the Highways Agency management accounts include: All renewal of roads and structures expenditure: A proportion of the managing agent contractor’s routine and winter maintenance expenditure: A proportion of the PFI/DBFO service payments calculated from contract data: All technology maintenance and renewals expenditure.
The number of lane miles is derived from the Highways Agency Pavement Management System (HAPMS).
- publishing schedule: annually
- last updated: July 2012
- next update: July 2013
- measurement template
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Further information
- Business Plan 2013-2015
- Input and impact indicators
- Analyst contact: Peter Bohan, peter.bohan@dft.gsi.gov.uk