§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those road schemes which have been built to the same specification as the M25 between Leatherhead and Reigate and identify any defects in the concrete construction of these carriageways which required rectification.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe information requested, for national roads, is as follows:
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Scheme Date of Construction Approximate length (miles) Defects M3 Popham-Bar End Contract 1 1984 6.3 52 longitudinal, diagonal or corner cracks 17 transverse cracks A564 Blythe Bridge to Uttoxeter July-October 1984 8.5 1 mid-bay crack M42 Bromsgrove (Alvechurch) June-October 1984 2.4 8 cracks in 2nd rip behind dowel bars M42 Bromsgrove (Umberslade) June 1984-May 1985 5.5 2 cracks in 1st rip and 35 in 2nd rip behind dowel bars A30 Long Rock Bypass 1986 1.0 None reported A12 Chelmsford Bypass April-June 1986 8.8 None reported A43 Towcester Bypass September-October 1987 3.5 None reported A11 Wymondham Bypass June-July 1987 4.3 None reported A303 Ilminster Bypass July-October 1987 8.8 None reported A30 Whiddon Down to Okehampton September 1986–January 1987 4.1 None reported A10 Buntingford Bypass September-December 1986 2.8 None reported A27 Chichester Bypass 1987-May 1988 8.30 A small area of road surface was rain damaged