HC Deb 18 July 2002 vol 389 cc456-8W
Mr. Don Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list new(a) Government funded and (b) other agency funded trunk road and bypass schemes which have been given approval and the expected start date in each case. [70612]

Mr. Jamieson

The following lists all the schemes in the Government's targeted programme of improvements and when construction is planned to start. The actual date for the start of works for those schemes not already under construction is subject to the satisfactory completion of any remaining statutory procedures and the availability of funding.

Completed A27 Polegate Bypass (opened June 2002)

Under Construction

  • A1 Willowburn-Denwick Improvement
  • A5 Nesscliffe Bypass
  • A6 Great Glen Bypass
  • A6 Clapham Bypass
  • A6 Rothwell—Desborough Bypass
  • A11 Roudham Heath-Attleborough Dualling
  • A41 Aston Clinton Bypass
  • A46 Newark-Lincoln Improvement
  • A43 Whitfield Turn—Brackley Hatch Improvement
  • A43 Silverstone Bypass
  • A43 M40-B4031 Dualling
  • A63 Selby Bypass
  • A66 Stainburn and Great Clifton Bypass
  • A120 Stansted—Braintree
  • A500 Basford, Hough, Shavington Bypass
  • A650 Bingley Relief Road
  • A1033 Hedon Road Improvement, Hull

2002–03

  • A1(M) Ferrybridge to Hook Moor
  • A1(M) Wetherby to Walshford
  • A6 Rushden and Higham Ferrers Bypass
  • A6 Alvaston
  • A10 Wadesmill—Colliers End Bypass
  • A21 Lamberhurst Bypass
  • A34 Chieveley/M4 J13 Improvement

2003–04

  • M25 J 12–15 Widening
  • M60 J 5–8
  • A2 Bean-Cobham Widening Phase 1
  • A5 Weeford—Fazeley Improvement
  • A63 Melton Grade Separated Junction
  • A249 Iwade—Queenborough Improvement
  • A500 City Road/Stoke Road Junctions

2004–05

  • M6 Carlisle-Guardsmill
  • Al Peterborough—Blyth Grade Separated Junction
  • A2 Bean—Cobham Widening Phase 2
  • A14 Rookery Crossroads Grade Separated Junction
  • A30 Bodmin-Indian Queens Improvement
  • A66 Temple Sowerby Bypass and Improvements at Winderwath
  • A421 Great Barford Bypass

2005–06

  • M62 Junction 6 Improvement
  • A2/A282 Dartford Improvement
  • A3 Hindhead Improvement
  • All Fiveways to Thetford Improvement
  • A11 Attleborough Bypass Improvement
  • A14 Haughley New Street—Stowmarket Improvement
  • A38 Dobwalls Bypass
  • A303 Stonehenge
  • A595 Parton—Lillyhall Improvement
  • A5117/A550 Deeside Park Junctions

2006–07

  • A1(M) Bramham—Wetherby
  • A46 Newark—Widmerpool Improvement
  • A47 Thorney Bypass
  • A64 Rillington Bypass
  • A419 Blunsdon Bypass
  • A483 Pant—Llanymynech Bypass

2007–08

  • A1(M) Dishforth—Leeming
  • A1(M) Leeming—Barton.

The Highways Agency is also progressing a number of schemes partly or fully funded by developers. The following is a list of those costing over £5 million with the date on which construction is planned to start, where known to the Department.

Under construction

  • A120/Ml I Stansted Slip Roads
  • M62 J8 and J8–9 Widening
  • MI 115A Swan Valley
  • Al Newcastle Great Park

2003–04 M25 Heathrow Terminal 5 Spur Road

Not known

  • A13 M25—Lakeside Widening
  • A19 Wolviston Second Samsung Access
  • A428 Caxton Common—Hardwick
  • M49 Intermediate Junction at Severnside
  • M56 (J5) Manchester Airport Access