§ 72. Mr. Allan StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the proposed motorway lane rental repair scheme.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonIn June 1989 I announced that lane rental would be adopted as the norm for maintenance schemes on major strategic motorways and trunk roads. Since then over 10 schemes have been identified as suitable for this form of contract, and it will continue to be adopted on all future schemes amenable to this treatment. Although lane rental costs slightly more, the evidence shows that the additional costs are handsomely recouped from the greatly reduced delay costs to traffic at roadworks on our key routes.