§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the trunk road schemes planned for starting in 1989–90 referred to in his Department's news release of 2 November, showing where possible the planned date for construction to start.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe following schemes are planned to start in 1989–90:
- (A) Schemes for which statutory procedures are complete
- M3 Compton—Bassett widening
- M40 widening junction 4-5
- A13 Blackwall Tunnel—Cotton Street junction improvement
- A13 West India Dock Road junction improvement
- A16 Boston—Algakirk
- A16 Louth bypass
- A30 Plusha—Bolventor
- A40 Long Lane junction improvement
- A41 Bicester bypass stage 1
- A47 Castor and Ailsworth bypass
- A47 Eye bypass
- A69 Brampton bypass
- A282 Dartford third crossing approach roads
- A303 Ilchester—South Petherton
- A650 Drighlington bypass
- (B) Schemes for which statutory procedures are not complete
- M40 Oxford—Birmingham: Waterstock—Wendlebury
- Al Bramham—Wetherby
- A5/A49 Telford—Shrewsbury
- A6 Quorn and Mountsorrel bypass
- A23 Waddon Marsh Bridge
- A23 Warninglid—Brighton
- A27 Brighton bypass
- A30 Zelah bypass
- A35 Axminster bypass
- A35 Yellowham Hill—Troytown
- A38 Marsh Mills improvement
- A41 Chester improvement
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- A41 Whitchurch bypass
- A42 Castle Donington North
- A65 Addingham bypass
- A65 Draughton bypass
- A66 Bowes bypass—County boundary improvement
- Al27 Rayleigh Weir GSJ
- A140 Dickleburgh bypass
- A303 Mere—Wincanton
- A523 Macclesfield Inner Relief Road
- A604 M1-A1 Link: Kettering Southern bypass
- A604 M1-A1 Link: Rothwell—Kettering
- A604 M1-A1 Link: Thrapston—Brampton
- A604 Ml-A1 Link: Advance BR bridge works
- A1079 Market Weighton bypass
- (C) Local Authority schemes approved for S272 grant
- MI junction 34 improvements
- A418 Leighton Linslade bypass
§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those trunk road schemes which his Department planned to start in 1988–89 but which have not yet started, showing where known the planned date for construction to start.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleySubject to the satisfactory completion of statutory procedures, our current intention is to start the following schemes as indicated:
Target month M20 Maidstone to Ashford January 1989 M40 Oxford to Birmingham Gaydon section January 1989 A6 Barton bypass December 1988 A27 Pevensey bypass March 1989 A30 Launceston to Plusha February 1989 A35 Charmouth bypass February 1989 A36 Beckington bypass February 1989 A36 Codford bypass March 1989 A406 Chingford Road to Hale End Road March 1989 A435/A422 Alcester bypasses March 1989 A604 M1-A1 Link: Kettering to Thrapston March 1989 A696 Woolsington bypass February 1989 We aim to start the following schemes as early as possible. Our current expectation is that they may slip into early 1989–90.
- M3 Compton to Bassett widening
- A27 Brighton bypass
- A35 Axminster bypass
- A41 Bicester bypass stage 1
- A65 Addingham bypass
- Al27 Rayleigh Weir GSJ
- A282 Dartford to Thurrock crossing: approach roads
- A303 Ilchester to South Petherton
- A418 Leighton to Linslade bypass
- A604 M1-A1 Link: Rothwell to Kettering
- A604 M1-A1 Link: Thrapston to A14 ST 1
- A650 Drighlington bypass
§ Mr. RookerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement regarding the capacity of the trunk roads between the west midlands and the ports situated on the coast of East Anglia, outlining any proposals he has in mind for improvement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyWe are taking forward several schemes to improve routes from the west midlands to the east coast ports including the A11, A47 and A428. In addition, work is to start soon on the new M1-A1 link road which, with the A11 and the A45, will provide the main route between the west midlands and East Anglia.
A review of the trunk road programme is currently in progress. We expect to make an announcement in the spring.