Local highways maintenance transparency report

What we spend to maintain the highway network and where the funding is coming from

Spending on highways maintenance

  2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 (projected)

Total spend on highways maintenance

£112,019,162 £103,430,097 £116,501,944
Of which spent on:      
Carriageways £79,364,625 £66,408,455 £72,892,263
Footways £3,781,479 £5,073,902 £5,240,836

Structures (for example bridges or tunnels)

£3,599,601 £3,577,521 £3,583,052
Drainage £6,241,660 £6,712,430 £9,482,407
Street lighting £4,266,370 £4,896,960 £3,994,340
Traffic Signals £2,324,937 £2,579,630 £2,660,660
Other assets £12,440,490 £14,181,199 £18,648,386

Where our funding for highways maintenance comes from

Funding sources for highways maintenance 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 (projected)

Funding received through the Department for Transport / UK Government

£44,275,352 £60,442,000 £62,280,834

Additional highways maintenance funding provided by the Council or third parties

£67,743,810 £42,988,097 £54,221,110
Total £112,019,162 £103,430,097 £116,501,944