Large Goods Vehicles: Accidents
(asked on 21st November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to reduce the incidence of HGVs hitting railway bridges.
This question was answered on 5th December 2023
The Department has previously invested £3 million to help create a digital road map developed by Ordnance Survey for SatNavs, which includes information on height and weight restrictions.
In addition, the Department works with bridge owners, including Network Rail, to raise driver awareness of, and offer advice on, avoiding low bridges. It has published a suite of documents under ‘Prevention of bridge strikes: a good practice guide’ on the government website.