§ Mr. CarttissTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he proposes to add any further schemes to the road programme.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe last major review of our road programme, which we announced last April, added 82 new schemes to it. On 7 March, as part of the Government's inner cities initiative, we announced further schemes with an estimated construction cost of £109 million. We have now decided to add seven more schemes, expected to cost about £41 million, as follows:
Schemes added to the road programme Region Estimated works cost £ million All-purpose trunk roads 1. A11 Roudham Heath to Attleborough Improvement ERO 9.9 2. A12 Lowestoft Second Harbour Crossing ERO 10.4 3. A31 Ashley Heath to Ringwood Improvement SWRO 2.5 4. A46 Pennsylvania to M4 Tormarton Improvement SWRO 4.0 5. A6 Rothwell and Desborough Bypass EMRO 5.1 6. A23 Wadden Marsh Bridge LRO 14.0 Motorway 7. M—Blackburn Southern Bypass: Extension to Bamber Bridge Bypass2 NWRO 5.0 40.9 Note 1 Including private sector contribution of £3 million 2 Motorway number to be decided