HC Deb 24 January 1995 vol 253 cc95-6W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is his latest estimate of the daily increase in the number of vehicles leaving the M65 at Colne following the completion of the M65-M6 link.

Mr. Watts

We expect an extra 2,000 vehicles per day eastbound on the M65 to junction 7 when the link to M6 is completed. There are no forecast of how much of this additional traffic would continue along the motorway to leave the M65 at Colne.

Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the cost of construction of the M65-M6 link.

Mr. Watts

Some £145 million, excluding VAT.