§ Mr. Stanbrookasked the Secretary of State for Transport why no provision has been made for vehicles 655W using the M25 motorway in both directions to turn on to the M26 motorway in order to join the M20 motorway south-east of London.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThere are direct connections between the M26 motorway and the M25 motorway to the west. No provision has been made for connections between the M26 and the M25 to the north because the volume of traffic predicted to use them was not expected to be sufficient to justify the cost; there is a full interchange and additional links between the M25 and M20 motorways at Swanley.
We will review the need for additional facilities on the M26 later in the year after traffic patterns have been established following the opening of the Swanley-Sevenoaks section of M25.