Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 122382

Roads: Construction

Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her department has assessed the impact of noise levels from National Highway project’s on community groups.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
National Highways is responsible for assessing noise associated with individual road schemes as part of the planning process, alongside managing noise from the Strategic Road Network more generally. The Department sets out its expectations on what Nationa...

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