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Roads: Safety Barriers

Asked by Sir Ashley FoxConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 10922

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the answer of 17 February 2026 to Question 111859, whether the four schemes listed constitute the entirety of departures from standard approved by National Highways permitting life-expired ste

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Yes. The four schemes listed constitute the entirety of departures from standards approved by National Highways permitting life-expired steel central reserve barriers to be replaced with steel barrier in the last 2 years.

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