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Roads: Safety Barriers

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 1 December 2025UIN 93459

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Interim Settlement: Investment and Management of the Strategic Road Network from April 2025 to March 2026, what the estimated quantity is of life-expired steel barrier that will be replace

Answered by Simon Lightwood

For the Interim Settlement period of 2025-2026, National Highways are currently forecasting to deliver 14 kilometres of concrete barrier replacing life-expired steel barrier.

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