Written question asked by Sojan Joseph (Labour) on Thursday, 30 January 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 February 2025 (named day). It was answered by Lilian Greenwood (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 February 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

A28: Bridges

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with the Highways Agency on increasing the height of the railings on the A28 overbridge over the M20 between junctions 9 and 10.

Answer: There have not been recent discussions between the Secretary of State and National Highways on increasing the height of the railings on the A28 overbridge over the M20 between junctions 9 and 10. Both the Department and National Highways take the issue of safety very seriously and are committed to improving the Strategic Road Network (SRN) to provide a safer network. The raising of bridge parapets (safety barriers/railings along the edge of bridges) is not always a straightforward piece of work and can typically require complete replacement of the bridge structure. National Highways usually undertakes this type of work on a priority basis across the whole of the SRN.

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