Not all Councils have responsibility for managing their local public highways, but those that do usually retain the status of a Highway Authority (Roads Authority in Scotland).
Highway networks are one of the most valuable assets that Council’s own as they play a vital part in delivering Council objectives by enabling safe and reliable journeys. In doing so, they support social wellbeing and economic prosperity.
The networks are essential for emergency services to execute their work effectively. Policing, healthcare, fire, and emergency response provisions all require effective highway networks. A functioning society relies upon well-maintained and well-managed highway assets. It gets us to work, to study, to visit friends and family, and it supports the movement of trade across the country.
But managing the nation’s public highways can be challenging. These challenges can be presented by increasing volumes of traffic, financial constraints on public sector spending, and environmental factors such as the impact of climate change.
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