Issue - meetings

          The Board received a report from the Executive Director – Environment and Regeneration which provided an update on local highway maintenance matters. 

          Members were advised that 25% of Government funding would be contingent on Local Authorities being able to demonstrate that they were committed to improving local highway maintenance. 

          The Department for Transport (DfT) was seeking to improving its understanding of the condition of the country’s roads and in March 2025, requested a data return from all Local Authorities to unlock the uplift in funding.   The DfT had created a template containing specific information, which all Authorities were required to publish on their websites by 30th June 2025; this was attached to the report in Appendix A.  Once published, and in addition to a further report to be published in October, Halton would be able to secure 25% of funding for the Borough’s highway network to be released in January 2026 for expenditure by the end of March 2026, as well as better informing local people of the steps being taken to improve them.

          RESOLVED:  That the report be noted.