HL Deb 28 March 2001 vol 624 cc32-3WA
Lord Patten

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What action the Highways Agency is taking to reduce noise levels on the A.303 trunk road in the Wincanton, Somerset area. [HL1388]

Lord Whitty

InTransport 2010—The 10 Year Plan, published in July 2000, the Government set the Highways Agency a target to install quieter surfaces on over 60 per cent of the network over the next 10 years. When the A.303 Wincanton Bypass is next due for resurfacing, low noise materials will be used, as long as it is technically possible to do so.