A Bill to place a duty on highway authorities and police forces to minimise congestion and delays caused by collisions and other incidents on the highway; and for connected purposes
This Bill would extend the Network Management Duty of local highways authorities under the Traffic Management Act 2004. It would require local highway authorities to: Minimise any congestion caused by collisions and other incidents on the highway Ensure that such incidents were managed and cleared expeditiously Make an annual report of such incidents, including the measures the authority took to mitigate them.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 October 2008
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This bill would require local highway authorities and police forces to actively minimise congestion and delays caused by road incidents on the highway. It would extend the Network Management Duty from the Traffic Management Act 2004 to require authorities to manage and clear incidents quickly and to publish an annual report on the measures used to reduce delays.
It is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; the information provided does not show further stages beyond that point.
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