§ Mr. Speedasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the location and length and cost of contra] reservation safety barriers installed on trunk roads over the last 12 months;
(2) if he will list the location, length and cost of the central reservation safety barrier programme for installation on trunk roads over the next 12 months.
§ Mr. HoramThe programme to install central reservation safety barriers on the busiest of the earlier trunk road motorways is complete and new motorways provided with central barriers during construction. The details of central barriers installed on all-purpose trunk roads over the last 12 months are as follows:
Location Length (miles) Cost £ A1 Bedfordshire 1.0 29,400 A2 Kent 4.4 173,000 A3 Hampshire 0.2 4,000 A12 Essex 0.3 8,000 A30 Hounslow 2.5 130,000 A38 Staffordshire 5.3 181,000 There is no programme for installation of central barriers on all-purpose trunk roads, as they are provided only in exceptional circumstances. No lengths are presently planned over the next 12 months.