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1181330

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date	27/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A52: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Highways England on the effect on the local road network of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge in Nottingham.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	21975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>During a routine structural inspection of Clifton Bridge in 2018, Highways England identified a number of safety critical repairs were needed. During these planned works, further structural repairs were found to be necessary which led to the closure of the bridge.</p><p> </p><p>I understand how busy this stretch of the A52 is and Highways England did not take the decision to close the bridge lightly. The Department is working with Highways England to make sure everything possible is being done to resolve the situation and get traffic moving across the Clifton bridge as quickly and as safely as possible. One lane has already re-opened.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is working closely with local authorities to ensure there are no restrictions on the diversion routes.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England invited all Local Resilience Forums (LRF), Nottingham City and County, to attend a briefing on the timings / stages necessary to safely restore the bridge capacity to normal.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England also meets weekly with local authorities and the emergency services to discuss mitigation measures, share progress, and plan works.</p><p> </p><p>Restrictions will be in place for some time until permanent repairs are completed. Highways England continue to liaise with local authorities to explore how the impact of the Clifton Bridge closure on the publics journey, can be further reduced.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21977 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:42:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181333

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A52: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (a) Nottingham City Council and (b) Nottinghamshire County Council on the effect of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge on the resilience of the local roads network.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	21976
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Officials from the Department facilitated conversations between Highways England and the local Highway Authority, Nottingham City Council, so that the effects of the emergency closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge could be managed as carefully as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not discussed this matter with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Highways England continue to collaborate closely with the Local Highways Authority.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21978 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:46:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181337

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A52: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the immediacy of the steps required to tackle the effect of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge on Nottingham's road network.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	21977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>During a routine structural inspection of Clifton Bridge in 2018, Highways England identified a number of safety critical repairs were needed. During these planned works, further structural repairs were found to be necessary which led to the closure of the bridge.</p><p> </p><p>I understand how busy this stretch of the A52 is and Highways England did not take the decision to close the bridge lightly. The Department is working with Highways England to make sure everything possible is being done to resolve the situation and get traffic moving across the Clifton bridge as quickly and as safely as possible. One lane has already re-opened.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is working closely with local authorities to ensure there are no restrictions on the diversion routes.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England invited all Local Resilience Forums (LRF), Nottingham City and County, to attend a briefing on the timings / stages necessary to safely restore the bridge capacity to normal.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England also meets weekly with local authorities and the emergency services to discuss mitigation measures, share progress, and plan works.</p><p> </p><p>Restrictions will be in place for some time until permanent repairs are completed. Highways England continue to liaise with local authorities to explore how the impact of the Clifton Bridge closure on the publics journey, can be further reduced.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21975 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:42:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181339

registered interest
date	27/02/2020
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A52: Bridges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of funds to tackle traffic congestion on Nottingham's local road network arising from the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge.
tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
uin	21978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Officials from the Department facilitated conversations between Highways England and the local Highway Authority, Nottingham City Council, so that the effects of the emergency closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge could be managed as carefully as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not discussed this matter with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Highways England continue to collaborate closely with the Local Highways Authority.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21976 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:46:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood