§ Ms GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what monitoring his Department is undertaking of the proportion of cars using the Limehouse link road which are starting or completing their journeys in the docklands area.
§ Sir George YoungThe LDDC, in liaison with the Department of Transport, is monitoring traffic flows on the new docklands roads, including Limehouse link and on other routes through the docklands area.
§ Ms GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many people were employed on the construction of the Limehouse link road.
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§ Sir George YoungThe average number of people employed, during construction of the Limehouse link road, was 700.
§ Ms GordonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total cost of the construction of the Limehouse link road, broken down into(a) cost of relocation, (b) cost of land acquisition and (c) construction costs; and what was the additional cost of bringing the project back on schedule from the delays during the early part of the contract.
§ Sir George YoungThe total construction costs of the Limehouse link road were as follows:
£ million Cost (a) Cost of replacement housing 108.2 (b) Cost of land acquisition 12.6 (c) Final price of construction contract 255.1 There were no additional costs within the terms of the contract to recover the schedule from early delays within the terms of the contract.