Guidance

Transport hazard summary: landslides and earthwork failures

Provides information about landslides and earthwork failure risks to UK transport industry.

• From: Department for Transport and Met Office
• Published: 16 December 2025

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Transport hazard summary: landslides and earthwork failures

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This summary covers the risks to transport from landslides and the failure of earthworks, such as damage to infrastructure and the closure of transport routes. It also provides advice to help mitigate and plan for these risks.

Direct impacts from landslides and earthwork failures include:

• danger of vehicles colliding with soil or rock that has fallen onto roads or railway lines
• long diversions and delays while repairs are carried out

This forms part of the Transport hazards summaries series, which helps organisations understand hazards that can impact UK transport.

Published 16 December 2025