Bedford road maintenance journalist brief

The Department for Transport recorded Bedford as RED overall for 2025-2026, with condition AMBER, spend RED and best practice AMBER. These are network-level rating bands; the rating does not determine liability for a particular incident.

DfT 2025-2026 network-level rating bands
OverallConditionSpendBest practice
REDAMBERREDAMBER

Region: East of England. Fixtyer council report

Copyable citation

Bedford: RED overall, condition AMBER, spend RED, best practice AMBER. Fixtyer Road Maintenance Index Q3 2026, dataset 2025-2026-v1.