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The Highway Structural Maintenance Programme is available on our website on the Progress on Works Programme section.

Our approach includes a programme of preventative work such as surface dressing, so does not always select the repair of the worst roads first. The preventative maintenance strategy is making sure that we get the best value out of our funding. A “worst first” approach has been demonstrated to be over 30% more expensive in […]

Government funding going forward will factor in a highway authority’s approach to asset management principles. For authorities to maximise their grant funding it will be necessary to demonstrate the application of sound asset management principles in determining needs and in investment decision making. Devon has been recognised as one of the top authorities in England […]

Government allocated £40.8 million to Devon County Council in 2017/18 for all highway capital works including carriageways, bridges and structures, street lighting, road restraint systems, drainage features etc. An additional £10.7 million was secured by the County Council through a successful challenge and incentive fund. Each year an additional amount is spent on revenue functions, […]

To prevent further deterioration to the structure of Devon’s highway network we need £55 million per year. This would only enable us to keep the highway in its current condition. This includes all roads, footpaths, streetlights, bridges and drainage systems etc. To prevent further deterioration of the road surface, would alone cost £38 million per […]

The current estimated spending required to bring the most deteriorated road surfaces into good condition is £167 million.