The Department has not provided enough support and guidance to local authorities to deal with current and future challenges in maintaining local roads. The Department is responsible for providing local authorities with guidance on the management and maintenance of local roads. However, it has not updated its guidance for several years, including on best practice, that could have helped local authorities in completing their work more effectively. The Department is looking to update its Code of...

The Department has not provided enough support and guidance to local authorities to deal with current and future challenges in maintaining local roads. The Department is responsible for providing local authorities with guidance on the management and maintenance of local roads. However, it has not updated its guidance for several years, including on best practice, that could have helped local authorities in completing their work more effectively. The Department is looking to update its Code of 6 Practice for managing highway infrastructure for local authorities, but we are not clear whether this will be comprehensive in its consideration of ro Type: recommendation | Number: 6 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Infrastructure should be a reliable source of guidance that remains current. The department has commissioned TRL to work with the sector to develop a structure for the refreshed guidance that will allow ind