Emergency Works

Reporting Period: April 2025

Something that stood out in a recent committee on "managing the impact of street works" was the overuse of emergency permits and the disruption that this causes.

Link here -> https://committees.parliament.uk/event/22758

This dashboard shows a summary of the emergency works carried out across highway authorities in England.

2024 STATS

Total emergency works by sector:


Sector	Total Works
Other	341.6k
Telecoms	313.7k
Electricity	90.0k
Gas	33.8k
Water	15.1k

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Top 15:


Highway Authority	Total Emergency Works
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL	80.3k
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL	31.7k
KENT COUNTY COUNCIL	27.9k
LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON	18.3k
CITY OF WESTMINSTER	18.2k
Buckinghamshire Council	17.4k
HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL	16.1k
West Northamptonshire Council	13.5k
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL)	13.2k
ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL	13.2k
STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL	12.2k
North Northamptonshire Council	12.1k
WEST SUSSEX COUNTY COUNCIL	11.6k
LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL	11.3k
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL	11.2k

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Bottom 15:


Highway Authority	Total Emergency Works
CABLE LONDON PLC (HARINGEY)	1
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL	5
ARELION UK LTD	10
NETWORK RAIL	30
NEW ASH GREEN VILLAGE ASSOCIATION LIMITED	49
RUTLAND COUNTY COUNCIL	264
PETERBOROUGH CITY COUNCIL	831
HARTLEPOOL BOROUGH COUNCIL	857
BRACKNELL FOREST COUNCIL	892
DARLINGTON BOROUGH COUNCIL	909
NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL	945
SLOUGH BOROUGH COUNCIL	958
KNOWSLEY METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL	963
LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM	1,007
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS	1,007

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Detailed Breakdown:

THIS REPORTING PERIOD'S STATS

Total emergency works by sector:


Sector	Total Works
Other	33.88k
Telecoms	29.00k
Electricity	9.35k
Gas	4.05k
Water	1.53k

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