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Roads: Closures

Commons · Question 121114 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that National Highways' contractors adhere to reporting requirements when closing sections of the Strategic Road Network; and what data National Highways holds

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 24 Mar 2026

National Highways requires its contractors to inform National Highways’ Regional Operations Centres before closing any part of the SRN to allow appropriate signs, signals, and customer communications to be put in place.In the financial year 24/25, over 90...