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<p>On highway maintenance, the Department has committed National Highways to a set
of performance targets on how it delivers a well maintained and resilient Strategic
Road Network, which is made up of motorways and principal A-roads in England.</p><p>On
the local road network, local highway authorities have a duty under Section 41 of
the Highways Act 1980, as amended, to maintain the highways network in their area.
The Act does not set out specific standards of maintenance, as it is for each individual
local highway authority to assess which parts of its network are in need of repair
and what standards should be applied, based upon their local knowledge and circumstances.</p><p>On
waste clearance, Government’s Litter Strategy for England sets out a range of measures
to reduce littering within a generation and sits alongside National Highways’ Litter
Strategy which is informed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’
Code of practise on litter and refuse. It commits the organisation to improve the
delivery and responsiveness of waste clearance activity as well as partnership working.</p><p>Street
cleaning and litter picking on the local road network is covered by revenue funding
provided by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities to relevant Local
Authorities.</p><p>The Government is aware of the importance of having high standards
of maintenance and clearance of our highways can have on those travelling on our roads.</p><p>The
Government also gains insight of road users' views via the Strategic Roads User Survey
and has set a set of performance metrics that National Highways is committed to, to
track its performance in maintaining and clearing the Strategic Road Network.</p><p>The
Government has not given any specific consideration to France’s approach to highways
maintenance and waste clearance by comparison with the UK.</p>
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