§ Mr. Fryasked the Secretary of State for Transport how much the relaying of the Anstey-Coleshill section of M6 will cost; how much this section cost to build at current prices; how much it would have cost if it had been built to the standard necessary for the amount of traffic using it; and why the traffic forecasts were too low.
§ Mr. HoramTotal repair costs are not yet known since investigations are still in progress. In the current financial year critical sections will be treated at an estimated cost of £0.6 million. The Anstey-Coleshill section of M6 was built to the standard motorway design applicable at the time, at a cost at today's prices of £30 million. If built to today's standards, which take account of110W individual traffic forecasts, the section would have cost about £0.7 million more.