Highway structures stock, condition and spend
Please provide the information below for highway structures that you maintain as a highway authority. Please use data as at 31 March 2026, or the latest date held. If the information is held in a different format, please send it as held; a partial response is very welcome 1. As at 31st March 2026, how many highways structures do you maintain, by type? Structure type Asset count (#), 2026 Road bridges Footbridges Culverts (on your own reporting threshold) Retaining walls Sign / signal gantries Tunnels Other Total a. Please include how many of the bridges carry the highway over a railway 2. As at 31st March 2026, how many bridges do you have, by primary material? Bridge material Asset count (#), 2026 Steel or other metal Steel / concrete composite Reinforced concrete Prestressed concrete Masonry or brick arch Timber / other 3. As at 31st March 2026, how many structures fall into each Bridge Condition Index (BCI) band? BCIav (or BCIcrit if that is what you report) BCI band Asset count (#), 2026 Very Good (90 to 100) Good (80 to 89) Fair (65 to 79) Poor (40 to 64) Very Poor (0 to 39) 4. What was your capital and revenue spend on highway structures for each year in the table below? If spend is not split, please provide total spend for as many years as held. FY Capital (£) Revenue (£) Total (£) 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26 5. What is your budgeted or planned capital and revenue spend on highway structures for each year from 2026/27? If spend is not split, please provide total spend for as many years as held. FY Capital (£) Revenue (£) Total (£) 2026/27 2027/28 2028/29 2029/30 2030/31 6. What is your latest estimate of the structures maintenance backlog (the cost to bring the stock to your target condition) and the date of that estimate? 7. Please name the contracts or frameworks used for highway structures works in 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26, the contractors appointed under each, and the contract end dates Where possible, we would be grateful to receive the information in an electronic, machine-readable format (for example Excel or a searchable PDF).