Roads: Construction

(asked on 18th March 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any road building schemes have been stopped because of climate change considerations.


Answered by
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill Portrait
Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
Minister of State (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 31st March 2025

No DfT-sponsored road schemes in England have been stopped due to climate change considerations. Environmental considerations, including climate change impacts, are considered at key stages of the development of road schemes.

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