Roads (Maintenance) (Hansard, 20 February 1989)

HC Deb 20 February 1989 vol 147 cc481-2W 482W

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what are the totals for maintenance from 1976 to 1987 on(a) motorways, (b) trunk roads, (c) local authority maintained A roads and (d) other roads used as lorry routes.

§ Mr. Peter Bottomley
The information is not available for all these categories. Capital expenditure on renewal of motorways and all-purpose trunk roads in England over the period was as follows:

£ million

1976–77 29

1977–78 33

1978–79 45

1979–80 60

1980–81 64

1981–82 108

1982–83 144

1983–84 123

1984–85 147

1985–86 157

1986–87 181

1987–88 213

	£ million
1976–77	29
1977–78	33
1978–79	45
1979–80	60
1980–81	64
1981–82	108
1982–83	144
1983–84	123
1984–85	147
1985–86	157
1986–87	181
1987–88	213