Last edited 12 Jan 2022

Longways clearance

Safety at Street Works and Road Works, A Code of Practice, published by Department for Transport in October 2013, defines longways clearance (L) as: ‘the distance between the end of the lead-in taper and the first traffic barrier placed across the lane.’

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