Utility street works and local highway authority road works - Find a freedom of information request

Request

For each response, when I refer to 'roadworks' can you include data for both utility street works and local highway authority road works. Could you please provide me with: 

1. The number of roadworks within the local authority every year since 2020. 

2. The duration of each roadworks and the average duration of a roadworks every year since 2020. 

3. The number of road closures caused by roadworks every year since 2020.  

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

1. The number of roadworks and street works within the local authority every year since 2020. As below:

2020 – 35,876

2021 – 31,490

2022 – 35,145

2023 – 39,408

2024 – 35,151

2. The attached table shows the duration of each roadworks and street works per year since 2020. The average duration can be calculated from the data provided. The figures for 2020 are in a different format as until this point Street Manager had not been introduced and a different recording system was used.

3. The number of road closures caused by roadworks and street works every year since 2020 as below:

2020 – 16,949

2021 – 15,999

2022 – 14,686

2023 – 13,198

2024 – 11,670

Should you require the attachment mentioned above please contact customerinformationservice@lincolnshire.gov.uk with the below reference number and this can be provided

Reference number
FOI 11845073
Date request received
26/02/25
Date of decision
30/04/25