Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 22503

Roads: Lighting

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 14 January 2025

Question

Rebecca Paul

ConservativeReigate

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made a comparative assessment of the relationship between switching off lighting on stretches of (a) motorways and (b) major trunk roads and trends in the level of accidents on these roads.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
National Highways assesses the benefits and costs of any potential changes in lighting provision. This is in line with the design and appraisal standards set out in the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges, which ensures that road lighting is provided at a...

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