Lilian Greenwood – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Transport

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lilian Greenwood on 2016-04-12.

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the average maintenance cost per lane mile incurred by the Highways Agency and Highways England was in each year between 2012-13 and 2015-16.

Andrew Jones

As reported in Annual Reports, the average maintenance cost per lane mile incurred by Highways England and formerly as the Highways Agency is:

2012-13: £40,000

2013-14: £44,000

2014-15: £51,000

2015-16: £50,000*

* figures for 2015 -16 have not yet been audited as part of the annual accounts, which form part of the Annual Report.