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DfT to cut delays caused by road accident investigations

26th May 2011, Page 9
26th May 2011
Page 9
Page 9, 26th May 2011 — DfT to cut delays caused by road accident investigations
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HAULIERS COULD FACE fewer delays when accidents on the motorway result in lengthy road closures after the government announced plans to speed up investigations.

The Department for Transport (DfT) says it will provide a £3m fund for police forces to buy equipment to speed up roadside investigations.

It has also committed itself to a 10-point action plan, along with the Highways Agency and emergency services, that should result in motorways opening up much more quickly following an accident.

This includes improving police training as well as investigations into the causes of regional varia tions in motorway closure durations.

It is hoped that the strat egy will bring an end to 12-hour closures, such as bureaucracy.

the one that occurred on the M11 on 30 April after a lorry collided with a coach, resulting in two deaths.

“There is nothing more frustrating than being stuck in a traffic jam for hours on end,” says roads minister Mike Penning.

“But even worse than that is the shocking £1 bn cost of those lost hours for our to voice your opinions.

economy.” RAC Foundation direc tor Professor Stephen Glaister adds: “Closed roads cost the country dearly and with traffic forecast to grow by a third in the next 15 years things are only set to get worse, with the system at, or, in certain places, beyond, capacity.”


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