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A458 and A5: Safety

Asked by Julia BuckleyLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 24 November 2025UIN 91252

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of National Highways' work to improve road safety on the A5 and A458.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

The Department for Transport has not conducted a specific assessment of the adequacy of National Highways' work to improve road safety on the English sections of the A5 and A458.

The Department assesses safety across the Strategic Road Network which includes motorways and major A-roads managed by National Highways using a combination of data-driven analysis, risk-based assessments, and post-project evaluations.

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