questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has undertaken of the effectiveness of local authority trials of innovative road surfacing materials intended to improve durability and reduce maintenance requirements.
answerText: The Government welcomes innovations that can help local highway authorities maintain their roads more effectively and efficiently. The Department for Transport has provided £30 million to the ADEPT ‘Live Labs 2’ research programme, enabling local authorit...
heading: Roads: Repairs and Maintenance