Highway maintenance funding and spending
Where our capital funding comes from
| Funding source | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | Projected 2026 to 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highways maintenance capital funding allocated through DfT | £18,732,000 | £26,453,000 | £27,348,000 |
| Other DfT capital funding utilised by local authority for highways maintenance | £0 | £0 | £750,000 |
| Other government capital funding allocated by local authority to highways maintenance | £1,132,728 | £5,121,262 | £7,659,548 |
| Other capital funding allocated to highways maintenance | £894,362 | £936,540 | £915,451 |
| Total capital funding allocated to highways maintenance | £20,759,090 | £32,510,802 | £36,672,999 |
Spending
Total spending
This section forms part of the evidence required to meet the 2026 to 2027 local highways maintenance incentive funding requirements.
We confirm that the information provided in this section relates to its compliance with the 2026 to 2027 local highways maintenance funding requirements, as set out in the letter issued to local authorities' Chief Executive in April and published online.
| Spend type | 2024 to 2025 | 2025 to 2026 | Projected 2026 to 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | £20,759,090 | £32,510,802 | £36,672,999 |
| Revenue | £2,767,064 | £2,035,578 | £3,755,299 |
| Total | £23,526,154 | £34,546,380 | £40,428,298 |
Road spending by type of activity
| Road spend related maintenance type | Capital 2025 to 2026 | Revenue 2025 to 2026 | Projected capital 2026 to 2027 | Projected revenue 2026 to 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planned preventative road maintenance | £2,420,132 | £0 | £1,928,086 | £0 |
| Planned structural road maintenance | £14,599,369 | £0 | £18,412,039 | £0 |
| Planned road repair or patching programmes | £3,983,039 | £0 | £1,485,069 | £0 |
| Temporary reactive road repairs | £480,607 | £279,275 | £450,000 | £186,840 |
| Permanent reactive road repairs | £1,121,417 | £651,643 | £1,050,000 | £435,960 |
| Total reactive road repairs | £1,602,024 | £930,918 | £1,500,000 | £622,800 |
| Total | £22,604,564 | £930,918 | £23,325,194 | £1,235,600 |