HL Deb 17 November 1998 vol 594 cc146-7WA
Earl Attlee

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the maximum width of abnormal load that they would expect to be transported on motorways and primary routes without the need for temporary removal of street furniture. [HL3849]

Lord Whitty

There is no single width of an abnormal load that would result in the automatic removal of street furniture. Whether it was necessary to remove such objects would depend on all the dimensions of the load, its manoeuvrability and the specific road layout. It is unlikely that any street furniture would be required to be removed on motorways other than at the entrances to or exits from other primary routes.