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Funding for investment, maintenance and operation of strategic roads is the responsibility of the Highways Agency (HA). The HA’s reporting systems do not record actual expenditure for local authority areas; expenditure is recorded by project and activity. Estimates are compiled for regional expenditure to supplement data reported in the Department for Transport’s annual report. Details of Highways Agency expenditure are included in their annual report which is available in the Library of the House.
The development and improvement of non-strategic roads in England is the responsibility of the relevant local transport authority. The Department allocates block funding to local transport authorities outside London for capital investment in transport improvement and maintenance projects. This funding is not ring-fenced and local authorities have discretion to spend their allocations in line with their priorities.
There is additional funding available for detrunked roads and road safety schemes. The following table shows the allocations for England (excluding London), the East of England and Suffolk in each of the last five years for these categories.
Capital funding for non strategic roads Funding for road safety and detrunked roads Total funding Per capita spend (£) Suffolk 2008-09 21.545 4.819 26.364 36.821 2007-08 21.845 6.193 28.038 39.546 2006-07 17.610 3.728 21.338 30.396 2005-06 22.624 3.586 26.210 37.658 2004-05 22.230 3.145 25.375 36.936 East of England 2008-09 157.791 28.422 186.213 32.504 2007-08 159.476 32.221 191.697 33.863 2006-07 152.826 18.733 171.559 30.603 2005-06 156.899 10.225 167.124 30.042 2004-05 156.586 9.839 166.425 30.199 England (excludes London) 2008-09 1,280.000 183.691 1,463.691 33.398 2007-08 1,254.000 181.936 1,435.936 32.983 2006-07 1,218.871 83.716 1,302.587 30.117 2005-06 1,215.285 80.358 1,295.643 30.125 2004-05 1,308.411 63.509 1,371.920 32.113
In addition over £118 million was provided for local major road projects in the East of England over this five year period. For Suffolk specifically the Department contributed £29.621 million towards the South Lowestoft Relief Road and £12 million towards the B1115 Stowmarket Relief Road.
Revenue expenditure on transport is generally supported through the Department for Communities and Local Government’s formula grant. Transport for London are directly responsible for London’s strategic roads and receive financial support from the Government’s Greater London Authority Transport Grant.