LGA responds to NAO report on the Government's road investment strategy

Responding to an NAO report on the Government’s road investment strategy, Cllr Martin Tett, LGA Transport spokesman, said:

"It is wrong and unfair that the Government allocates almost 40 times more money per mile to maintaining national roads, which it controls, compared with local roads, which are overseen by councils. It is paramount this funding discrepancy is swiftly plugged.

“Councils across the country have schemes ready that would provide good value for money and could be delivered quickly. Previous funding rounds have been oversubscribed. If the Government wants to make investments that would boost capacity, tackle congestion and air pollution, and deliver growth, they only need to ask local councils."