HC Deb 20 July 1988 vol 137 cc600-1W
Mr. Heddle

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will report on progress on national road scheme completions since publication of the White Paper entitled "Policy for Roads in England: 1987" (Cm. 125).

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Twenty-one national road schemes have been completed ahead of the original forecast completion date since the publication of "Policy for Roads in England: 1987" in April 1987.

Thirty-nine schemes have been completed in total. These are:

Completion date
Title Forecast Actual
M63 Stretford-Eccles Improvement Stage 3 August 1988 December 1987
A1 Baldersby Junction Improvement October 1987 May 1987
A1 Clifton-Stannington Bridge GSJ November 1987 October 1987
A2 Rochester Way Relief Road April 1988 March 1988
A10 Buntingford Bypass September 1987 June 1987
A10 Melbourn Bypass January 1989 July 1988
A11 Wymondham-Cringleford December 1987 November 1987
A12 Martlesham Bypass March 1988 November 1987
A20 Sidcup Bypass February 1988 November 1987
A30 Blackwater Bypass May 1989 June 1988
A30 Exeter-Okehampton Stage 3 August 1987 July 1987
A30 Okehampton Bypass October 1988 July 1988
A43 Brackley Bypass January 1988 August 1987
A43 Towcester Bypass June 1988 February 1988
A47 Wardley Hill Improvement August 1988 October 1987
A52 Barthomley Link-M6 December 1987 July 1987
A64 Copmanthorpe GSJ October 1987 July 1987
A64 Seamer-Crossgates Bypass May 1988 February 1988
A406 South Woodford-Barking Relief Road July 1988 December 1987
A419 Blunsdon-Cricklade Dualling July 1988 June 1988
A422 Stratford Northern Bypass September 1987 June 1987
M20 Tutt Hill Bridge Works November 1987 November 1987
A19 Riccall and Barlby Bypass November 1987 November 1987
A35 Bridport Link Road July 1988 July 1988
A47 Postwick-Blofield Dualling October 1987 October 1987
A69 Eighton Lodge Junction Improvement December 1987 December 1987
A69 Hexham-Corbridge Additional Works December 1987 December 1987
A303 Furze Hedge Improvement July 1987 July 1987
A303 South Petherton-Broadway, Ilminster Bypass July 1988 July 1988
A2 Barham Crossroads GSJ April 1987 June 1987
A6 Chapel-en-le-Frith Bypass November 1986 August 1987
A21 Pembury Bypass April 1988 May 1988
A38 Belvedere Cross-Haldon Hill GSJ March 1987 May 1987
A38 Hilliards Cross GSJ September 1987 December 1987
A39 Bideford Bypass April 1987 May 1987
A47 Peterborough Longthorpe GSJ July 1987 November 1987
A435 Evesham Bypass June 1987 July 1987
A595 Thursby Bypass July 1987 August 1987
A616 Stocksbridge-M1 April 1988 May 1988

The following 21 schemes are expected to be completed in 1988–89:

Scheme
M5 Widening Warndon-Rashwood
M62 Eastbound Climbing Lane J21–22
M62 Westbound Climbing Lane J24–25
M63 Stretford-Eccles Improvement Stages 1 and 2
Al Wetherby Bypass
A17 New Washway Road
A27 Fontwell Bypass
A27 Havant-Chichester Bypass
A34 Hanford GSJ
A34 Whitway Diversion
A35 Dorchester Bypass
A36 Warminster Bypass
A38 Saltash Bypass
A46 Coventry Eastern Bypass
A49 Leominster Bypass
A65 Settle and Giggleswick Bypass
A69 Horsley-Corbridge Improvement
A303 Thruxton-Amesbury
A629 Kildwick-Beechcliffe
A650 Victoria Park-Crossflatts
North Devon Link Road Stage 2A

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