§ Mr. RendelTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions when the detrunking of the A339 through Newbury will be completed. [131904]
§ Mr. HillI have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Peter Nutt, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Nutt to Mr. David Rendel, dated 21 July 2000:
The Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions has asked me to reply to your recent question about when the detrunking of the A339 through Newbury will be completed.It is not possible to say when detrunking of the A339 through Newbury will be completed but I can assure you that we intend to do this as soon as we can. It is, of course, dependent upon the satisfactory completion of legislative procedures and we are continuing our discussions with West Berkshire Council. We will need to carry out some work to the road prior to detrunking and that work will have to be co-ordinated with other planned work on the local road network to minimise inconvenience to motorists and local residents.If you would like to discuss this matter further, John Timms, the Highways Agency's Route Manager for the A339 (telephone 01306 878208), would be happy to talk to you.