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<p>Responsibility for managing the highway network in England, including maintenance
decisions, rests with the relevant highway authority. For the Strategic Road Network,
motorways and major A roads, that is Highways England. The rest of the network is
managed by local highway authorities. It is for local highway authorities to decide
whether to carry out additional maintenance, based on local needs and priorities.</p><p>
</p><p>In April 2020 I wrote to the local highways maintenance sector, with advice
on continuing with their highways maintenance works and thanking them for their efforts.
The Government’s current policy is that construction activity should continue where
it can be undertaken safely, in accordance with the Public Health England and industry
guidance.</p>
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