§ Lord Sefton of Garstonasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they expect that the A5 Nesscliffe bypass will be completed. [HL1554]
§ Lord WhittyI have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Lawrie Haynes, to write to my noble friend.
Letter to Lord Sefton of Garston from the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Lawrie Haynes, dated 22 March 1999.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the likely completion date for the A.5 Nesscliffe Bypass.
On 10 December 1998 Lord Whitty announced a start date of 2001–02 for the Bypass. That is the earliest practicable date that can be achieved within the available funding and allowing for the processes that have still to be completed. Those processes include confirming the necessary statutory orders, appointing consultants to carry out detailed design work and acquiring the land needed for this scheme. Construction would take about 2 years.