§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what investigations he has(a) conducted and (b) planned into solutions to the congestion problem on the A13 in Hadleigh. [171087]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe A13 east of Tilbury is not a trunk road and so is the responsibility of Essex County Council as local highway authority. I understand that Essex CC has recently carried out work in High Street, Hadleigh (the A13) to update an earlier environmental scheme and that some carriageway widening works and the provision of a new pedestrian crossing have been undertaken in conjunction with a new superstore. The carriageway will be resurfaced later this year.
The council also plans to undertake a route management strategy for the A13/A127 which will address the problem of congestion amongst other issues.