A14: Bridges
(asked on 5th July 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many days the A14 Orwell Bridge has been closed in each year since 2000.
Year | Total Closures |
2015 (from 1 April) | 1 |
2016 | 2 |
2017 | 2 |
2018 | 6 |
2019 (to 30 June) | 2 |
The closure summary above is categorised as follows:
Year | High Winds | Suicide | Road Traffic Incident |
2015 (from 1 April) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
2019 (to 30 June) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Roadworks closures have not been included in the above summaries because of the way Highways England record roadworks data. Their records do not identify the Orwell Bridge as a specific section, nor do their records differentiate between a complete closure or a lane closure.