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Safety Barriers

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 6 March 2026UIN 116226

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of wire rope safety barriers are installed on roads managed by National Highways; and in which years they were installed.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

National Highways has approximately 143 miles of wire rope safety barrier on its network. For context, the total length of Vehicle Restraint Systems (VRS) on National Highways’ network is approximately 6462 miles, of which wire rope safety barrier is one type. National Highways does not hold the data on when all wire rope safety barriers were installed.

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