HC Deb 03 November 1993 vol 231 cc225-6W
Mr. Lidington

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on(a) the present stage of preparation and estimated timetable for completion and (b) the latest estimate of cost of the (i) Braintree-Al2, (ii) Stansted-Braintree, (iii) A1-Stansted, (iv) A5-A1, (v) Leighton Linslade bypass, (vi) Wing

Bids for transport supplementary grant-1994–95
Structural maintenance
Authority Major schemes £k Principal road carriageways £k Bridges £k Total TSG bid £k
City of London 0 0 1,106 1,106
Barking and Dagenham 5,017 587 250 5,854
Barnet 0 200 498 698
Bexley 5,614 1,250 970 7,834
Brent 190 1,013 1,249 2,452
Bromley 497 640 344 1,481
Camden 0 1,773 3,085 4,858
Croydon 6,440 2,263 181 8,884
Ealing 1,525 571 372 2,468
Enfield 3,889 404 2,492 6,785
Greenwich 1,615 708 708 3,031
Hackney 1,418 1,013 1,700 4,131
Hammersmith and Fulham 0 1,045 2,255 3,300
Haringey 990 1,544 700 3,234
Harrow 7,551 416 953 8,920
Havering 0 72 563 635
Hillingdon 2,630 364 2,210 5,204
Hounslow 3,159 540 937 4,636
Islington 0 1,220 715 1,935
Kensington and Chelsea 538 166 36 740
Kingston upon Thames 3,992 700 567 5,259
Lambeth 0 630 936 1,566
Lewisham 8,552 300 260 9,112
Merton 685 222 110 1,017
Newham 3,808 70 6,526 10,404
Redbridge 0 705 1,310 2,015
Richmond upon Thames 0 260 515 775
Southwark 2,413 500 430 3,343
Sutton 800 210 468 1,478

bypass, (vii) west of Aylesbury-Wing bypass and (viii) M40-west of Aylesbury stages of the proposed east-west route.

Mr. Key

Most of the schemes which comprise the east-west route are at early stages in their development. It is difficult to be certain of the programme and cost. The latest planning data are as follows and are subject to the availability of funding and completion of statutory procedures.

  1. (i) Braintree-Al2: public consultation early 1994. Cost £39 million—all costs area at Q1/92 prices.
  2. (ii) Stansted-Braintree: awaiting decision following public inquiry. Cost £68.5 million.
  3. (iii and iv) A5-Stansted—includes A5-A1 and Al-Stansted: public consultation autumn 1994. Completion year 2001. Cost £462.1 million.
  4. (v) Leighton Linslade bypass: opened to traffic November 1991. Cost £22 million.
  5. (vi) Wing bypass: decision following planning inquiry expected shortly. Cost £15 million.
  6. (vi) West of Aylesbury to Wing bypass: public consultation period just completed. Decision about preferred route expected in 1994. Cost £97 million.
  7. (vii) M40-west of Aylesbury: no decisions have been made whether or when schemes will enter the trunk roads programme.