§ Mr. Moateasked the Secretary of State for Transport which firm of consulting engineers or local authority has been appointed to undertake the main design work on each trunk road scheme of over £1 million which has been added to the active programme since the road construction sub-units were closed down.
§ Mr. David HowellThe information is given in the attached list. Appointments have been made in accordance with our policy that the main design work for every trunk road scheme costing over £1 million will normally be allocated to consulting engineers in the private sector. The design work on schemes below £1 million is allocated to county councils and they may be offered a scheme above that level if a special case exists, for example where a scheme would involve a large measure of traffic management and control. In terms of the estimated construction cost of £460 million, about seven-eighths of the design work on schemes of over £1 million has been allocated to consultants and one-eighth to county councils.
SCHEME AND DESIGN AGENCY
South Eastern Region
- A3 Milford Bypass—W. S. Atkins & Partners
- A27 Pevensey Bypass—W. S. Atkins & Partners
518 - A27 Langstone Flyover—Gifford & Partners
- A27 Westhampnett Diversion—Gifford/Graham Partnership
- M26 Otford Slip Roads—R. Travers Morgan & Partners
- A41 Bicester Bypass—Peter Fraenkel & Partners
- A249 Iwade Bypass—Kent County Council
- A259 Winchelsea Bypass—Cooper MacDonald & Partners
- A339 Basingstoke Northern Bypass—L. G. Mouchel & Partners
- A420 Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor Bypass-Oxfordshire County Council
South Western Region
- A4/A46 Batheaston/Swainswick Bypass—Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
- A35 Charmouth Bypass—Mander Raikes & Marshall
- A46 Bath-A420—Mander Raikes & Marshall
- A303 Sparkford Bypass—Mander Raikes & Marshall
- A35 Axminster Bypass—Rendel Palmer & Tritton
- A36 Beckington Bypass—Veryard & Partners
- A361 North Devon Link—Gifford/Graham Partnership
- A419 Blunsden-Cricklade—Wiltshire County Council
Eastern Region
- A6 Barton Bypass—B. Colquhoun & Partners
- A13 Wennington-Mar Dyke—W. S. Atkins & Partners
- A47 Walpole Highway & St. Johns Highway Bypass—Stirling Maynard & Partners
- A47 Castor Bypass—Stirling Maynard & Partners
- A140 Dickleburgh Bypass—Stirling Maynard & Partners
- A140 Scole Bypass—Trevor Crocker & Partners
- A428 Lavendon Bypass—Henderson Busby Partnership
East Midlands Region
- A5 Bottesford Bypass—Husband & Co.
- A6 Market Harborough Bypass—Husband & Co.
- A16 Spalding-Sutterton Improvement—Husband & Co.
- A6 Chapel-en-le-Frith Bypass—Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners
- A516 Etwall Bypass—Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners
- A6 Quorn & Mountsorrel Bypass—J. Burrow & Partners
- A17 Fosdyke Bridge—Posford Pavry & Partners
- A43 Blisworth Bypass—Northamptonshire County Council
- A46 Newark Relief Road—R. Travers Morgan & Partners
- A47 Wardley Hill Improvement—Leicestershire County Council
- A52 Bingham Bypass—Nottinghamshire County Council
West Midlands Region
- M5 Widening Warndon-Catshill and Catshill-Lydiate Ash (2 contracts)—Herefordshire County Council (roadworks) Howard Humphreys & Partners (bridgeworks)
- M5/M42 Catshill Northern Link—Ove Arup & Partners
- A34 Hanford Grade Separated Junction—Staffordshire County Council
- A41 Whitchurch Bypass—Shropshire County Council
- A435 Norton Bypass—C. H. Dobbie & Partners
North Western Region
- M63 Barton High Level Bridge, Stage I—Mott Hay & Anderson
- M63 Barton High Level Bridge, Stage II—Ward Ashcroft & Parkman
- M63 Widening, junctions 3–5—Ward Ashcroft & Parkman
- M63 Widening, juncitons 5–7—Greater Manchester Council
- A6(M) Stockport N/S Bypass—L. G. Mouchel & Partners
- A59 Burscough Bypass—Howard Humphreys & Partners
- A677/A6119 Improvements—Howard Humphreys & Partners
- A483 Chester Southerly Bypass—Welsh Border—(Structure)—Cheshire County Council
- A565 Derby Road Improvement—Babtie Shaw & Morton
- A595 Egremont Bypass—Allott & Lomax
- A596 Wigton Bypass—T. P. O'Sullivan & Partners
Yorkshire & Humberside Region
- A1 Badlersby Grade Separated Junction—Pell Frischmann & Partners
- A1 Barnsdale Bar Grade Separated Junction—South Yorkshire County Council
- A63 Selby Bypass (2 contracts)—Freeman Fox & Partners (bridgeworks), North Yorkshire County Council (roadworks)
Northern Region
519 - A69 Team Valley Grade Separated Junction—Sir Frederick Snow & Partners
- A696 Woolsington & Kenton Bank Foot Bypass—Bullen & Partners
Greater London Region
- A13 Thames Avenue Flyover—Freeman Fox & Partners
520 - A13 Dovers Corner Flyover—Freeman Fox & Partners
- A40 Swakeleys Road Grade Separated Junction—Husband & Co.
- A40 Long Lane Grade Separated Junction—Husband & Co.
- A406 East London River Crossing—Sir William Halcrow & Partners