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Roads: Safety

Volume 477: debated on Thursday 12 June 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what estimate she has made of the average cost of installing a speed hump. (209072)

The cost of road humps can vary considerably, depending on the materials used. The indicative costs of constructing various types of road humps are shown in the following table which is extracted from Table 4.2 of ‘Local Transport Note 1/07 Traffic Calming’ which constitutes the Department for Transport's latest guidance on traffic calming.

Hump type

Cost (£)

Round-top hump

400-1,000

Flat-top hump

>500

Raised junction

approx.10,000

'S' hump

2,000

'H' hump

2500

Thermoplastic hump (thump)

300-500

Speed cushion

240-700

Pair of speed cushions

500-2000

Note:

Table shows the indicative cost of road humps. Costs given are approximate and for guidance only and do not include an allowance for inflation since the reports informing these prices were published.