HC Deb 15 April 1986 vol 95 cc324-5W
Mr. Harrison

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if, for each of the 39 motorway construction contracts announced by his Department for 1986–87, he will specify the total cost involved; and if he will also give the cumulative cost to public funds of the whole programme.

Mr. Ridley

The information requested for each of the 39 contracts is set out in the table. The total cost of the 39 contracts is estimated at about £89 million. That includes six reserve schemes (numbers 34–39) estimated to cost about £6 million, which will proceed in 1986–87 if funds are available.

Major motorway programme for 1986–87
Reference number Road number Agent Location of works junctions Dates Estimated* cost £ million Description of work
1 M1 Hertfordshire 8–9 May-December 3.744 Overlay and joints (north and south bound)
2 M1 Bedfordshire 11 April-October 5.505 100 mm overlay (south bound) and central reserve hardening
3 M1 Buckinghamshire 14–15 September-December 2.041 Reconstruction/overlay (north and south bound)
4 M1 Northamptonshire 14–16 March-September 9.300 Central reserve hardening, reconstruction/overlay (south bound), advance works
5 M1 Leicestershire 20–21 May-June 2.567 Overlay (north and south bound)
6 M1 Nottinghamshire 27–28 September-October 2.076 Overlay/reconstruction (north and south bound)
7 M1 Sir Owen Williams and Partners 31–33 August-October 3.432 Reconstruction/overlay (north and south bound)
8 M2 Kent 5–7 September-December 4.220 Overlay and concrete repairs (north and south bound)
9 M3 Surrey 3–4 May-July 1.209 Reconstruction/overlay (west bound)
10 M4 Berkshire 8/9–10 May-August 3.006 Reconstruction/overlay (west bound)
11 M4 Wiltshire 16–17 April-July 1.448 Overlay/reconstruction (east bound)
12 M5 Birmingham 1–2 June-September 1.300 Resurface, joint replacement, water proofing (north and south bound)
13 M5 Gloucestershire 9–10 April-August 3.070 Reconstruction (north bound)
14 M5 Avon 14–15 April-June 0.880 Overlay (south bound)
15 M5 Somerset 24–25 September-October 0.465 Overlay/reconstruction (south bound)
16 M6 Warwickshire 1 and 4 May-June 1.329 Replacement of WC (west and east bound)
17 M6 Warwickshire 4–5 July-September 1.800 Overlay/resurface (west and east bound)
18 M6 Staffordshire 15–16 April-May 0.487 Resurface (west and east bound)
19 M6 Cheshire 17–18 September-October 0.776 Resurface (north bound only)
20 M6 Lancashire 32–33 April-October 6.000 Overlay and concrete repairs (north and south bound)
21 M6 Cumberland 40–42 July-September 2.557 Overlay/reconstruction (north bound)
22 M18 Sir Owen Williams and Partners 2–1 August-October 0.640 Overlay/reconstruction (south bound)
23 M18 Humberside 6–7 June-November 3.897 CROP overlay (north and south bound)
24 M20 Kent 7–8 May-November 2.696 Reconstruction (west bound)
25 M25 Hertfordshire 24–25 May-November 1.552 Concrete repairs (west and east bound)
26 M27 Hampshire 2, 3, 4 April-June 0.443 Concrete repairs (west and east bound)
27 M40 Oxford 5–6 ? 0.850 Concrete repairs (west and east bound)
28 M50 Hereford and Worcester 2–3 April-August 3.320 Reconstruction/overlay (west and east bound)
29 M56 Cheshire 8–9 April-July 2.258 Overlay/reconstruction (west and east bound)
30 M62 Ward Ashcroft and Partners 19–21 May-August 3.321 Overlay/reconstruction (west and east bound)
31 M62 Cheshire 7–9 June-September 2.111 Overlay (east bound)
32 M62 Frank Graham and Partners 33–34 August-October 3.000 Overlay/reconstruction (west and east bound)
33 A1(M) Durham A68-A167 May-July 1.500 Overlay (north and south bound)
Reserve schemes
34 M1 Hertfordshire 7–6A May-August 0.614 Concrete joint repairs (north and south bound)
35 M1 Leicestershire 24 1.890 Overlay (north and south bound)
36 M1/M18 Sir Owen Williams and Partners M1–M18 link ? 0.324 Earthworks (north and south bound)
37 M4 Berkshire 13–12 ? 1.040 Overlay (east bound)
38 M5 Gloucestershire 13–14 ? 1.175 Overlay (north bound)
39 M56 Ward Ashcroft and Partners 3–6 June-July 1.118 Resurfacing (west and east bound)
* The estimated costs represent the Department's pre-contract estimates of total costs to public funds of each scheme, including, supervision and administration.