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<p>The Department for Transport works with local highway authorities and with National
Highways to assess road surface condition across England annually. Local highway authorities
undertake automated road condition surveys on their classified road networks, and
their surveys identify road defects and provide an overall score of road condition.
The latest data was published on gov.uk on 23 November.</p><p> </p><p>As part of the
Government’s Network North plan, local highway authorities across England are set
to benefit from the biggest ever increase in funding for local highway networks. The
details of this £8.3 billion funding increase were set out in the Secretary of State’s
Written Ministerial Statement of 20 November, and in his letter to Parliamentary colleagues.</p>
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