Submitted on Monday 9th November 2015
Rejected on Wednesday 18th November 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Build a high safety barrier on the Humber Bridge to discourage suicide attempts.
Since the Humber Bridge opened in 1981 over 200 people have died after jumping or falling off the bridge.
We would like to see the construction of high safety railings to ensure pedestrian and cyclist safety and to discourage suicide attempts.
Following the successful construction of a 100m trial safety barrier, the Humber Bridge Board announced it would replace the existing low-level railings along all of the bridge with much higher railings to ensure the safety of pedestrians and discourage suicide attempts. Estimated cost was £4.5m however, this never materialised due to budget constraints.
Please see www.safehumberbridge.com for more information and to see how successful similar safety barriers on bridges have been.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
As you know, the management and administration of the Humber Bridge are the responsibility of the Humber Bridge Board under the Humber Bridge Act 1959.
The Humber Bridge Board has 6 members: the Leaders of the four Local Authorities and two members from the private sector. You can find out how to contact the Board here:
http://www.humberbridge.co.uk/contact/contact_information.php
Given that the leaders of the local authorities are involved, you could also raise this issue with local councillors. You can use this page to find out who the local councillors are and how to contact them:
www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
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