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Mr. Kenneth Clarke
The information is attached for schemes in progress at 31 October 1979 and for those which have since started. As the hon. Member is aware, the whole programme has been under review. In the circumstances the provision referred to was not related to specific schemes in this range.
569WThe total provision for schemes costing between £1 million and £10 million also covers expenditure on motorways communications, service areas and some other miscellaneous items and is partly off-set by the allowance at the end of table 2 of the appendix. The estimates for individual schemes are those current at
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Estimated requirements for 1980–81 |
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Year of athorisation to year of completion (estimated) |
Current estimate of total cost |
Probable expenditure to 31 March 1980 |
At 1980 survey prices |
At outturn prices |
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(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
| MOTORWAYS |
| Schemes in progress (contracts let by 31 October 1979) |
| M25 Egham—Yeoveney (1.5 km) |
1979–81 |
9,842 |
4,573 |
3,360 |
3,749 |
| M25 Chersey—Wisley: |
| Advance Bridge Works, New Haw Viaduct, Wisley Interchange and Land |
1979–81 |
11,552 |
2,301 |
3,813 |
4,255 |
| Main Works Contracts 1 and 2 (9.4 km) |
1981–83 |
28,266 |
825 |
159 |
177 |
| Proposals to start (contracts actually let after 31 October 1979) |
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— |
— |
— |
— |
| TRUNK ROADS |
| Schemes in progress (contracts let by 31 October 1979) |
| A10 Southery—South Runcton (16.1 km) |
1977–80 |
5,469 |
4,210 |
778 |
868 |
| Al Felton Bypass Main Works Stages 2A, B and C (4.7 km) |
1978–81 |
4,462 |
1,602 |
1,790 |
1,997 |
| Al GSJ at Darrington(l.6km) |
1978–80 |
2,169 |
1,700 |
588 |
656 |
| A259 Bexhill Old Town BP (1.4 km) |
1978–80 |
3,031 |
2,136 |
440 |
491 |
| A27 Portsbridge—Broad Marsh Improvement (3.2 km) |
1979–80 |
2,572 |
1,503 |
1,192 |
1,330 |
| A30 Billet Bridge—Avondale Road, Staines (1.6 km) |
1979–81 |
1,440 |
339 |
575 |
642 |
| A34 Whitchurch Litchfield Improvement (9.7 km) |
1979–81 |
2,845 |
468 |
1,293 |
1,443 |
| A406 Hangar Lane—Western Avenue (0.6 km) |
1978–80 |
4,504 |
2,267 |
1,604 |
1,790 |
| A47 Swaffham BP(7.6km) |
1979–81 |
5,017 |
1,053 |
2,493 |
2,782 |
| A52 Borrowash BP Extension (0.8 km) |
1977–80 |
4,876 |
4,430 |
774 |
864 |
| A590 Meathop—Sampool Bridge (6.2 km) |
1979–82 |
8,223 |
1,686 |
3,059 |
3,413 |
| A66 Appleby BP (6.4 km) |
1978–81 |
9,028 |
3,642 |
3,642 |
4,063 |
| A6 Silsoe BP (3 km) |
1979–81 |
1,991 |
419 |
1,087 |
1,213 |
| Proposals to start (contracts actually let after 31 October 1979) |
| A13 Newham Junction A13/117 (0.4 km) |
1980–81 |
1,304 |
42 |
773 |
863 |
| A31 Wimborne BP(5.8km) |
1980–82 |
3,844 |
103 |
1,840 |
2,053 |
| A590 Ulverston Diversion Stage 3 (1.0 km) |
1980–81 |
1,227 |
68 |
667 |
744 |
| A34 Kingsworthy—Bullington (9.3 km) |
1980–82 |
8,322 |
45 |
3,267 |
3,645 |
| Abbreviations: |
| BP—Bypass. |
| GSJ—Grade Separated Junction. |
| TABLE 1: DETAILS OF SCHEMES COSTING £1,000,000 OR MORE |
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Estimated requirements for 1980–81 |
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Year of authorisation to year of completion (estimated) |
Current estimate of total cost |
Probable expenditure to 31 March 1980 |
At 1980 survey prices |
At outturn prices |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
| MOTORWAYS |
| Mhemes in progress (contracts let by 31 October 1979) |
| 20 Mid—Kent Motorway: |
| Ashford to Folkestone (23 . 7 km) |
1977–81 |
41,248 |
19,686 |
15,415 |
17,200 |
| West Kingsdown to Addington (8 km) |
1976–80 |
18,251 |
13,296 |
4,178 |
4,662 |
570Wthe time, and cover their total cost, including land and a contingency allowance. I have arranged for copies to be placed in the Library.
I regret that there is an error in three of the figures in the appendix to the Supply Estimates. A corrected version is attached and is available in the Library.
571W
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Estimated requirements for 1980–81 |
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Year of authorisation to year of completion (estimated) |
Current estimate of total cost |
Probable expenditure to 31 March 1980 |
At 1980 survey prices |
At outturn prices |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
| M25 London Outer Orbital Motorway: |
| Thorpe to Chertsey (including Chertsey Links) (5.9 km) |
1975–80 |
16,707 |
11,791 |
3,581 |
3,996 |
| A12toA13(14.4km) |
1978–82 |
62,213 |
12,604 |
20,358 |
22,716 |
| A111 toA10(8.5km) |
1979–81 |
21,989 |
6,978 |
10,654 |
11,888 |
| M26 Sevenoaks—Wrotham Motorway: |
| Sevenoaks to Wrotham (12 km) |
1977–80 |
22,089 |
15,665 |
5,374 |
5,996 |
| M56 North Cheshire Motorway: |
| Hapsford to Lea by Backford (10.2 km) |
1977–80 |
20,174 |
10,816 |
6,651 |
7,421 |
| M58 Aintree—Skelmersdale M6 Motorway: |
| Aintree—Skelmersdale Link (13.2 km) |
1977–80 |
32,186 |
24,892 |
5,679 |
6,337 |
| M63 Manchester Outer Ring Road: |
| Stockport East/West By-Pass Stage 2 |
1978–81 |
11,144 |
3,060 |
3,149 |
3,514 |
| M67 Hyde and Denton By-Pass Motorway: |
| Denton Relief Road, Stage 1 (2.4 km) |
1978–81 |
18,816 |
12,053 |
4,469 |
4,987 |
| Schemes with a total cost between £1,000,000 and £10,000,000 or requiring less than £2,000,000 in 1980–81 |
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49,660 |
7,699 |
9,363 |
10,447 |
| Residual expenditure on completed schemes costing £1,000,000 or more |
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— |
27,584 |
30,779 |
| Proposals to start (contracts let after 31 October 1979) |
| Ml London—Yorkshire Motorway: |
| Breakspears to Berrygrove (10.4 km) |
1980–83 |
27,196 |
337 |
4,260 |
4,753 |
| M25 London Outer Orbital Motorway: |
| Yeoveney to Poyle (including Airport Spur) (3.2 km) |
1980–82 |
15,977 |
38 |
3,461 |
3,862 |
| M11–A12(13.1 km) |
1979–82 |
38,500 |
493 |
11,570 |
12,910 |
| A10-M11 (12.9 km) |
1979–82 |
83,114 |
3,574 |
11,494 |
12,825 |
| M63 Manchester Outer Ring Road: |
| Stockport East/West By-Pass, Stages 4/5 (3.2 km) |
1979–82 |
18,675 |
1,261 |
6,985 |
7,794 |
| M65 Calder Valley Route: |
| Hyndburn to Burnley section (including Accrington Northerly By-Pass) |
1980–82 |
45,115 |
2,176 |
4,642 |
5,180 |
| Schemes with a total cost between £1,000,000 and £10,000,000 (contracts let after 31 October 1979) |
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3,000 |
— |
3,000 |
3,317 |
| Preliminary expenditure on land &c. for future schemes costing £1,000,000 or more |
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— |
7,176 |
8,007 |
| TOTAL |
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169,013 |
188,621 |
| TRUNK ROADS |
| Schemes in progress (contracts let by 31 October 1979) |
| Manchester—Burnley Road: |
| Haslingdon By-Pass (4.2 km) |
1978–81 |
15,861 |
3,184 |
5,883 |
6,564 |
| Kendal—Doncaster Road: |
| Skipton Western and Northern By-Passes (North Yorkshire) (10.1 km) |
1978–82 |
16,050 |
4,503 |
4,509 |
5,031 |
| Penrith—Middlesbrough Road: |
| Stockton—Thornaby Diversion (Cleveland) (6.4 km) |
1978–81 |
20,791 |
8,952 |
7,427 |
8,287 |
| York—Hull Road: |
| Beverley South Western By-Pass (Humber—side) (10.0 km) |
1978–80 |
11,253 |
5,344 |
4,484 |
5,003 |
| Girton—Godmanchester Road: |
| Barhill to Godmanchester (Cambridge—shire) (19 km) |
1978–81 |
12,799 |
4,890 |
4,149 |
4,630 |
| London—Tilbury Road: |
| Mar Dyke—East of Grays (Essex) (9.9 km) |
1979–81 |
25,724 |
4,465 |
11,466 |
12,794 |
| London—Portsmouth Road: |
| Burpham to Ladymead Diversion (Hampshire) (6.3 km) |
1977–81 |
17,430 |
10,906 |
5,631 |
6,283 |
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Estimatea requirements for 1980–81 |
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Year of authorisation to year of completion (estimated) |
Current estimate of total cost |
Probable-expenditure to 31 March 1980 |
At 1980 survey prices |
At outturn prices |
| (1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
| London—Holyhead Road: |
| Milton Keynes Diversion (Buckingham-shire) (15.3 km) |
1977–80 |
21,378 |
18,828 |
3,537 |
3,947 |
| London—Canterbury—Dover Road: |
| Canterbury By-Pass (Kent) (7.4 km) |
1978–81 |
14,405 |
5,622 |
6,057 |
6,759 |
| Felixstowe—Weedon and London—Yarmouth Roads: |
| Ipswich By-Pass (26.6 km) |
1979–84 |
69,975 |
2,265 |
9,046 |
10,094 |
| Schemes with a total cost between £1,000,000 and £10,000,000 or requiring less than £2,000,000 in 1980–81 |
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61,626 |
25,455 |
24,903 |
27,787 |
| Residual expenditure on completed schemes costing £1,000,000 or more |
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— |
14,094 |
15,727 |
| Proposals to start (contracts let after 31 October 1979) |
| East of Snaith—Sunderland Road: |
| Billingham Diversion (Cleveland) (7.4 km) |
1979–82 |
16,138 |
2,969 |
4,671 |
5,212 |
| Sheffield—Grimsby Road: |
| Brigg By-Pass to Grimsby (Humberside) (21.6 km) |
1980–84 |
34,651 |
34 |
1,852 |
2,067 |
| London-Fishguard Road: |
| Gloucester Northern By-Pass (5.3 km) |
1980–83 |
10,550 |
1,521 |
878 |
980 |
| Proposed Colchester-Harwich Road: |
| Colchester Eastern and Elmstead Market By-Pass (Essex) (13.2 km) |
1979–82 |
20,903 |
1,374 |
7,119 |
7,944 |
| Schemes with a total cost between £1,000,000 and £10,000,000 (contracts let after 31 October 1979) |
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65,122 |
786 |
16,265 |
18,149 |
| Preliminary expenditure on land &c. for future schemes costing £1,000,000 or more |
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— |
9,629 |
10,744 |
| TOTAL |
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141,600 |
158,002 |
| TABLE 2: SUMMARY AND RECONCILIATION WITH ESTIMATE |
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Current estimate of total cost |
Probable expenditure to 31 March 1980 |
Estimated requirements for 1980–81 at survey prices |
Estimated requirements for 1980–81 (at outturn prices) |
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£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
£000 |
| MOTORWAYS AND TRUNK ROADS |
| Work in progress at 1 April 1980 on schemes costing more than £1,000,000 |
… |
601,769 |
232,954 |
175,963 |
196,343 |
| New schemes proposed to start in 1980–81 costing more than £1,000,000 |
… |
379,031 |
14,563 |
76,197 |
85,023 |
| Residual expenditure on completed schemes and preliminary expenditure on land, &c. for future schemes costing £1,000,000 or more |
… |
— |
— |
58,483 |
64,257 |
| TOTAL |
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980,800 |
247,517 |
310,643 |
346,623 |
| Other schemes costing less than £1,000,000 each |
— |
— |
24,167 |
26,966 |
| Less: Allowances for services which may not be carried out in the year |
… |
— |
— |
17,860 |
19,929 |
| TOTAL |
… |
— |
— |
316,950 |
353,660 |