Question follow-through · 11923
Bridges: Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bridges in the United Kingdom are subject to weight restrictions.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 22 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 29 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 29 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many bridges in the United Kingdom are subject to weight restrictions.
29 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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29 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department does not hold data on the number of bridges subject to weight restrictions. The Government last year announced a £1 billion package of investment for key local highway enhancement projects and the new Structures Fund for repairing run-down ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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