Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the (a) condition and (b) traffic capacity of the A35 Sea Road South.

This Government recognises that maintaining the condition of the country’s roads is essential to ensure people can travel safely and effectively. The condition of the A35 is regularly inspected and any identified maintenance defects are addressed accordingly in line with their severity. Traffic capacity and congestion along the route is monitored regionally by National Highways and fed into a prioritisation process as appropriate.