Public Accounts Committee opens inquiry on the condition and maintenance of local roads in England
The Public Accounts Committee has opened an inquiry into the condition and maintenance of local roads in England. The Committee’s 2014 report on roads concluded that a piecemeal and stop-go approach to funding from the Government for road maintenance in recent decades was making it difficult for highway authorities to maintain roads cost-effectively. It identified that there […]
Active travel: Government programme off-track as funding reductions hold back progress
The Government is not on track to meet objectives to increase rates of active travel by 2025. In a report published today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) warns that funding cuts made this year by the Department for Transport (DfT) could hold back objectives to increase active travel, including cycling and walking. The report further […]
