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Road Traffic (Congestion Reduction) Bill 2007-08

Type of Bill:
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor:
Christopher Chope

Progress of the Bill

Bill started in the House of Commons

  1. House of Commons
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  2. House of Lords
    1. 1st reading
    2. 2nd reading
    3. Committee stage
    4. Report stage
    5. 3rd reading
  3. Consideration of Amendments
  4. Royal Assent

Last event

Latest Bill

House Bill Date
Commons Bill as introduced - html version 12.06.2008

Summary of the Bill

This Bill would extend the Network Management Duty of local highways authorities under the Traffic Management Act 2004.   It would require local highway authorities to:
  • Minimise any congestion caused by collisions and other incidents on the highway
  • Ensure that such incidents were managed and cleared expeditiously
  • Make an annual report of such incidents, including the measures the authority took to mitigate them.

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