Road Safety Audits

Making roads safer

We provide a comprehensive road safety auditing service at all stages of highway development (as specified in HD 19/15 of the design manual for roads and bridges (DMRB)).

We help our clients contribute towards the national target for the reduction of road casualties. Our early involvement can make a big difference in the safety of the final design of a scheme and avoid abortive costs. We offer:

• an experienced team qualified to DMRB HD 19/15 standards;
• a number of Road Safety Auditors holding the Highways England certificate of competency (HD19/15 Annex J, Article 1-3 of EU Directive 2008/96/EC)
• a multidisciplinary approach to transport engineering that provides easy access to specialist advisors in areas such as urban design, traffic signal, signing, drainage, structural and lighting and
• a comprehensive collision investigation and prevention service working alongside highway authorities to assist with the identification and analysis of collision problems.

Our Road Safety Audits provide a proactive safety assessment of new highway schemes, or improvements, at the preliminary and detailed design stages and post construction. They are undertaken by a team of safety professionals appointed independently of the project designers and benefit a proposed highway design through:

• identifying any potential road safety related problems with the design and its interface with the surrounding highway network
• considering the safety impacts of the scheme proposals on all likely road users
• affording the designer the opportunity to eliminate or mitigate against any potential road safety problems and
• reducing the potential for collisions occurring as a result of a proposed new highway scheme or improvement.

Our expert teams work on schemes throughout the UK and globally. We help develop prevention strategies and remedial measures and are experienced in investigating and providing expert advice, preparing single site studies, route safety strategies, area wide studies and mass action plans.