Highways England looks to reassure motorists after Genoa bridge collapse

By Jonathan Owen2018-08-20T06:00:00

Authority’s chief engineer said there no UK road bridges built like the one that gave way in Italy

Highways England is attempting to reassure drivers that bridges across England are built to stringent safety standards and that none are of similar construction to the motorway that collapsed in Genoa last week, according to Highways England.

There are more than 21,000 structures on England’s network of motorways and major roads, none of which are of similar design to the one in Italy, according to the government body.

But it has pledged that it will make any necessary changes to standards and processes relating to road bridges once the causes of the collapse have been determined.

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