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<p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Transport regularly publishes Official
Statistics on the proportion of roads where maintenance ‘should be considered’ in
England. The smallest administrative area this information is published for is the
local highway authority area. Devon County Council is the local highway authority
for the constituency of Torridge and West Devon, but the Devon County Council area
covers in whole or part 8 other constituencies.</p><p> </p><p>For Devon County Council
we are providing £42.3 million this financial year (2015/16).</p><p> </p><p>Road maintenance
is a matter for individual local highway authorities, such as Devon County Council,
and it is for them to prioritise work according to local need.</p><p> </p>
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