§ Mrs. LawrenceTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what weight restrictions are in place on trunk roads; [139078]
(2) which trunk roads have weight restrictions placed on them. [139079]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the Acting Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Stephen Hickey, to write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Stephen Hickey to Mrs. Jackie Lawrence, dated 19 November 2003:
I have been asked by David Jamieson to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about weight restrictions on trunk roads.
The trunk road network in England, which is the responsibility of the Highways Agency, has very few permanent and temporary weight restrictions below the 40 tonne requirement in place, following a programme of strengthening work that has been carried out in recent years. The locations where restrictions are currently in place are listed in Table 1.
Weight restrictions below 40 tonnes Trunk road/structure Weight limit(tones) Temporary/permanent A282 Dartford Crossing (offside lane of east tunnel)
3 Permanent A282Dartford Crossing (offside lane of west tunnel)
7.5 Permanent M5 Junctions 27–28 7.5 Temporary M4 Junctions 16–18 7.5 Temporary