In the month of November National Highways have recorded 221 incursions into traffic management through their internal reporting system.
During November alone there were 221 incursions into traffic management by vehicles, many of which could pose significant risk to the workforce.
Incursions to 'Seek Benefit' was ranked first with 60, followed by 'Driver confused' as second with 31 incursions, and third being 'Breach of Rolling Roadblock (TOS)' with 14 instances. 'Follow-In' incursions is ranked as fourth with 10 instances, with the fifth being 'Result of accident' with 5 instances, and sixth being 'Seek Information' with 5 instances.
There were 92 incursions 'Because of Breakdown' also recorded - although clarity as to whether these are in actual fact a planned act needs to be further established as many of these pose no significant risk to the workforce.
Amongst the Traffic Officer Service the majority of incursions we breaching a rolling roadblock, the number totalling almost 10% at 14 in the 30 days of the month whilst in the Operations directorate and DBFO summary this number was surpassed by those seeking to gain benefit - which for the month totalled 19.
The number of IPV strikes across the calendar year now totals 43 with 4 recorded in the month of November.
The heat map (left) shows that the majority of incursions have occurred on major projects, many of which are involved in longer term works on project such as Smart Motorway Upgrades.
Crucially the report also highlights hotspots for roadworker abuse across the UK (right), although National Highways caveat this with the fact that much of their date is gathered from their own Traffic Officer Service and not the wider supply chain
Click below to view the report
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