§ Mr. WilsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what proposals he has for improvement of the Al2 serving Lowestoft; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleMy right hon. Friend announced in "Trunk Roads England into the 1990s" 10 separate schemes for improving sections of the A 12 between the M25 and Lowestoft, targeted with a grade separation of Capel St. Mary junction.
The sections to be improved are:
- 1. M12 motorway between M25 and Chelmsford bypass
- 2. Chelmsford bypass widening
- 3. Hatfield Peverel to Marks Tey
- 4. Four Sisters to Stratford St. Mary
- 5. Martlesham to Wickham Market
- 6. Wickham Market to Saxmundham
- 7. Saxmundham bypass widening
- 8. Saxmundham to south of Wrentham
- 9. South of Wrentham to Kessingland
- 10. Lowestoft relief road
The schemes are in the early stages of statutory procedures and our aim is to have at least selected preferred routes for them all by the end of 1994.