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National Highways levelled the central reservation at the specific location of concern to eliminate any deviation in level between the carriageway and the reservation. (AI summary)
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Dear Ms N J Munday
Regulations 28 Report - After Inquest Patrick Antony Mongan
Thank you for your correspondence dated 2 June 2025.
National Highways has investigated the circumstances of the incident and the concerns you have raised at this location. A common feature of a carriageway outside of the normal running lanes or hard shoulder is to have soft verges, kerbs, hardened areas or a combination of these and this includes the M18 motorway. In this specific location the small section of concern you raised is a softened grassed central reservation with no kerbs, a double sided, tension corrugated vehicle restraint system and a catch pit for drainage purposes all of which are maintained to the required standards contained in the published Design Manual for Roads and Bridges of grass cutting, litter picking and drainage clearance. On the night of Thursday 12 June 2025, we undertook the action set out below, which was completed on the morning of 13 June 2025. Action taken: i) Levelled the central reservation in this specific location so that there is no deviation in level between the carriageway running lanes and the central reservation
There are no other actions to be carried out at this location.
Registered office Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford GU1 4LZ National Highways Limited registered in England and Wales number 09346363
The safety of everyone on our road network matters; it is an imperative for our business in what we set out to achieve and a core value of our organisation. Every death on our roads is a tragic loss of life and we offer our deepest sympathies to all those affected by Mr Mongan’s death.
I trust the above is of assistance.
Regulations 28 Report - After Inquest Patrick Antony Mongan
Thank you for your correspondence dated 2 June 2025.
National Highways has investigated the circumstances of the incident and the concerns you have raised at this location. A common feature of a carriageway outside of the normal running lanes or hard shoulder is to have soft verges, kerbs, hardened areas or a combination of these and this includes the M18 motorway. In this specific location the small section of concern you raised is a softened grassed central reservation with no kerbs, a double sided, tension corrugated vehicle restraint system and a catch pit for drainage purposes all of which are maintained to the required standards contained in the published Design Manual for Roads and Bridges of grass cutting, litter picking and drainage clearance. On the night of Thursday 12 June 2025, we undertook the action set out below, which was completed on the morning of 13 June 2025. Action taken: i) Levelled the central reservation in this specific location so that there is no deviation in level between the carriageway running lanes and the central reservation
There are no other actions to be carried out at this location.
Registered office Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford GU1 4LZ National Highways Limited registered in England and Wales number 09346363
The safety of everyone on our road network matters; it is an imperative for our business in what we set out to achieve and a core value of our organisation. Every death on our roads is a tragic loss of life and we offer our deepest sympathies to all those affected by Mr Mongan’s death.
I trust the above is of assistance.