§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Transport what is his estimate of the cost of installing motorway lights throughout the remaining parts of the motorway system, including the whole of the M25.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe initial cost of installing lighting throughout the remaining parts of the motorway system is approximately £90 million, including £7 million for the M25. The corresponding running costs, including maintenance, are estimated to be about £9 million per annum.
§ Mr. Peter Bruinvelsasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many miles of motorway have lighting installed along them, by motorway; and how many miles of motorway lighting were installed during, and how many after, construction of the motorway.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThe following motorways have lighting:
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Motorway Length with lighting (miles) Installed during construction (miles) Installed after construction (miles) M1 68 5 63 M3 2 1 1 M4 26.3 3.8 22.5
Motorway Length with lighting (miles) Installed during construction (miles) Installed after construction (miles) M5 36 17 19 M6 56 21 35 M11 6.2 6.2 — M20 1.6 1.3 0.3 M23 2.6 2.6 — M25 30 30 — M27 4.8 4.8 — M40 1 1 — M53 11.4 10.7 0.7 M54 2 2 — M55 1.3 1.3 — M56 7.6 7.6 — M57 0.5 0.5 — M58 5 4.2 0.8 M61 3 3 — M62 48 30 18 M63 13.7 8.7 5 M66 2.6 2.6 — M67 2.9 2.9 — M180 1.1 1.1 — M621 2.2 — 2.2 Total 335.8 168.3 167.5