A19: Safety

(asked on 5th January 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to improve road safety on the A19 road in north-east England.


Answered by
Jesse Norman Portrait
Jesse Norman
This question was answered on 15th January 2018

The A19 is some 124 miles in length of which Highways England is responsible for the 67 mile section between Thirsk in North Yorkshire and Seaton Burn in Tyne and Wear with the remainder being the responsibility of local highways authorities.

Since 2011, Highways England have delivered safety improvements at ten locations on the A19, including improvements to traffic signals and road markings, provision of additional road capacity to reduce congestion, and improved facilities for pedestrians and cyclists.

The Government provides the Integrated Transport Block funding for local highways authorities; this is aimed at small scale transport schemes and can be used for safety improvements. It is for each individual local highway authority to manage its network, based upon its local knowledge and circumstances.

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