Road maintenance

Repairs and maintenance to roads and infrastructure, roadworks, streetworks, lighting and road signs replacement.

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Guidance and regulation

• Road condition statistics: Technical note
  • Guidance
  • 17 December 2024
  • Department for Transport
• Road condition statistics information
  • Guidance
  • 17 December 2024
  • Department for Transport
• Lessons learned from extreme-weather emergencies on UK highways
  • Guidance
  • 15 November 2021
  • Department for Transport

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News and communications

• Roads Minister tests the ‘Pothole Pro’ for National Pothole Day, following record £1.6 billion government boost
  • 15 January 2025
  • Department for Transport
  • Press release
• Seven million more potholes to be filled next year as public urged to report roads in need of repair
  • 20 December 2024
  • Department for Transport and Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street
  • Press release
• Transport Secretary pledges to fix pothole plague as she sees cutting-edge repair technology in action on Blackpool visit
  • 26 September 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Press release
• £2.9 million government funding to enable cyclists to use Hammersmith Bridge
  • 8 April 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Government invests £235 million to upgrade and repair roads across London
  • 20 December 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Roads and traffic (TSGB07)
  • 19 December 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Statistical data set
• Road condition statistics: data tables (RDC)
  • 17 December 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Statistical data set
• Road conditions in England to March 2024
  • 17 December 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Official statistics
• Northern Ireland Road Network and Condition Statistics 2023-24
  • 27 November 2024
  • Department for Infrastructure (Northern Ireland) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency
  • Official statistics
• Highways asset management: funding and data collection survey
  • 26 September 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Key Route Networks: devolving more powers and responsibilities for locally important roads to mayors and their combined authorities
  • 15 November 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 24 September 2021
• Street manager and permit scheme changes
  • 13 May 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • Consultation outcome
  • Date closed 24 July 2021

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Transparency and freedom of information releases

• Traffic Signal Obsolescence Grant and Green Light Fund allocations
  • 20 March 2024
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Branding and litter
  • 23 August 2021
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release
• Pothole information
  • 23 August 2021
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release
• Street manager annual report 2021
  • 30 July 2021
  • Department for Transport
  • Transparency
• Pothole repairs on the M5 Southbound near junction 23
  • 7 June 2021
  • Closed organisation: Highways England
  • Foi release

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Prime Minister's Office 10 Downing Street