§ Mr. SpeedTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give a time scale for further improvements to the A21 trunk road.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThere are six schemes in the national roads programme with an estimated works cost of some £70 million for the improvement of the A21 trunk road. They are at varying stages of preparation. The timetable for each scheme will depend on the progress that can be made with the design, statutory and other procedures and the availability of funds.
There are also a number of smaller scale works in the regional programme, mostly aimed at improving safety and traffic flow.