HL Deb 18 December 2002 vol 642 c107WA
Lord Berkeley

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by Lord Macdonald of Tradeston on 21 November (WA 9), which organisation is responsible for the current programme of strengthening the parapets and crash barriers of road bridges which cross over railway lines; what is the total cost; and what is the purpose of this work. [HL567]

Lord Macdonald of Tradeston

The responsibility lies with the owner of the bridge, which is normally the highway authority or Network Rail.

The purpose of the work is to prevent incursions of road vehicles from overbridges on to railway lines. Until inspections of relevant bridges are completed, the total cost cannot be estimated accurately.