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Safety in Managing Street Works – Chapter 8
Introduction
Although often taken for granted the safety risks associated with travel on the public highway are some of the most significant we face in our lives. The way our highway network has evolved means that users regularly find themselves near heavy and fast-moving vehicles often with limited protection from potentially fatal collisions.
According to government statistics there were 1,633 fatalities and approximately 28,000 seriously injured people on UK roads during the year to June 2023.
A significant proportion of these casualties were pedestrians and cyclists and no doubt amongst the former of these groups will be people working on the highway.
As traffic levels rise and the general condition of the public highway deteriorates due to decades of underinvestment, the likelihood of encountering roadworks (particularly short term or emergency repairs) would seem to be on the increase for many travellers.
Roadworks are mostly unwelcome and often unexpected interrupters to our journeys and can also pose a very significant safety risk to both the workers and the network users, especially If drivers are “driving urgently” to get to their destination and are not anticipating a queue of traffic or obstruction ahead.
It is therefore essential that any roadworks are carefully managed to adequately prepare and protect all affected users of the highway, and this duty falls primarily to the relevant highway authority.
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