Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to produce a long-term investment plan, alongside any relevant authorities, to ensure the cost-effective and safe maintenance of vital transport infrastructure such as bridges.

On 15 April 2026, the Department for Transport launched the Structures Fund to inject cash into repairing critical local highway structures across England, ensuring transport infrastructure is more resilient to extreme weather, whilst making every-day journeys safer, smoother and more dependable. This is in addition to the record investment of £7.3 billion the Department for Transport is providing for local highways maintenance between 2026-27 and 2029-30 to maintain and improve local roads across the country.

The Government’s recently published third Road Investment Strategy also includes an unprecedented £8.4 billion of investment into renewing assets on the strategic road network including bridges and other structures.