§ Mr. JenkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when the concrete sections of the M42 will be covered with low noise road surfacing. [44076]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the chief executive of the Highways Agency, Tim Matthews, to write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Mr. Tim Matthews to Mr. Brian Jenkins, dated 20 March 2002:
The Transport Minister. David Jamieson has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about resurfacing the concrete sections of the M42 with low noise material.There are three remaining lengths of concrete surfacing on the M42: junctions 2 to 3A, junctions 9 to 10 and junctions 3A to 4.The Government"s Ten Year Plan for Transport said that all concrete roads would be resurfaced with quieter surfacing materials by 2010 and in line with that we aim to resurface the road between Junctions 2 and 3A early in 2003 and between 9 and 10 in 2004/05.Resurfacing the road between junctions 3A and 4 will be done after we have introduced the Active Traffic Management Project in 2004. I am afraid I cannot give you a precise date.If you would like any further information, the Agency"s Route Manager for the M42, David Nock, would be pleased to help. He can be contacted at the Agency"s office at Broadway, Broad Street, Birmingham, B15 1BL or by telephone on 0121 678 8362.