questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to local highway authorities and local taxpayers arising from defective utility reinstatement works in each of the last five years.
answerText: The Department does not collect data on the impact of utility works on highway condition or the associated maintenance costs for local authorities. Highway authorities have powers under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 to inspect works, require uti...
heading: Road Works: Costs