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<p>The local highway network within the Somerset Levels and Moors is the responsibility
of Somerset County Council as local highway authority. No assessment of the number
of roads which may require raising has been undertaken by the Department for Transport.</p><p>
</p><p>The Somerset Levels and Moors Action Plan, published in March 2014, drawn up
by local partners in the area, including local councils, Members of Parliament, businesses
and local residents, recommended a number of initiatives to ensure better protection
against floods within the Levels and Moors in the future.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition
of the Action Plan, the Department for Transport allocated £10 million to Somerset
County Council to help fund the installation of culverts at Beer Wall and raising
a section of road between Muchelney and Drayton. In addition this funding will also
allow the Council to carry out further feasibility and assessment work to identify
other key priorities for future local road resilience schemes.</p><p> </p>
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