Road Conditions in England: 2007

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Logo: National Statistics Road Conditions in England 2007 - This publication includes National Statistics on the conditions of roads in England.

The Road Conditions in England 2007 bulletin has been revised slightly since the publication on 5 June 2008. Figures have been corrected in Table 6.2, which shows maintenance expenditure by road class. Further details are provided in the bulletin.

This bulletin provides a picture of the state of roads in England in 2007, using various data sources to measure conditions on both local and trunk roads:

  • A visual survey of surface defects on unclassified local roads, footways, kerbs and verges.
  • A machine based survey of the surface condition of trunk roads, i.e. motorways and all purpose trunk roads.
  • A machine based skidding resistance survey of the surface condition of major roads, i.e. trunk roads and principal roads.
  • Performance Indicators for the surface condition of each Local Authority's local road network.

Key results for England are:

  • For the classified road network, there were more local authorities showing year on year improvements than there were showing declines between 2005-06 and 2006-07.
  • After seven years of improvement, there was a slight deterioration in the condition of unclassified roads in built-up areas in 2007, and no change in the condition of unclassified roads in non built-up areas.

Notes

1. Road Conditions Statistics in England (RCS) is a new publication which replaces National Road Maintenance Condition Survey bulletin.

2. In 2009, the format of RCS will change to include national figures on the condition of the classified road network derived from the SCANNER surveys conducted by local authorities. The changes required mean that the publication is likely to be released in the last quarter of 2009.

3. From 2008 onwards, DfT will no longer be collecting visual condition data on unclassified roads (the CHART survey). DfT will work with the UK Roads Board to scope the future requirements for data on unclassified roads and to design a collection accordingly.

Publication details

Published on 5 June 2008 (revised 7 November 2008) by Transport Statistics

Email: roadmaintenance.stats@dft.gov.uk for queries concerning survey results.

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