§ Mr. Roy HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the trunk road construction contracts(a) that will have been let by his Department during 1988–89 and (b) that his Department expects to let during 1989–90.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsIn 1988–89, the following contracts were let:
Structural renewal
- A48 Earlswood-Lonlas resurfacing
- A48 Chepstow old bridge repainting
- A465 Llandarcy-Aberdulais salting viaduct
- A470 Bridge waterproofing
- A55 Penmaenbach resurfacing
Small schemes
- M4/A449 filter lane at Coldra interchange
- A55 Pen-y-Clip anchored retaining wall
- A487 Aberaeron-Aberarth improvement
- A483 Beulah improvement
- A470 Carno bridge reconstruction
- A483 Dolfor road improvement
- A44 Aberystwyth area, milestones 15–16
I expect to let the contract for the A483 Chirk bypass and the A55 Travellers Inn improvement shortly.
Details of the major scheme contracts to be let in 1989–90 will be announced in the Welsh commentary on the public expenditure White Paper and in the forthcoming edition of "Roads in Wales." Further contracts will be let under the structural renewal and small schemes programmes.