§ Mr. LathamTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will instruct his Department's contractors to take immediate steps to improve traffic flow460W and reduce inconvenience to road users arising out of the road works on the north bound carriageway of the M1 between junctions 11 and 12.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe maintenance work taking place on the M1 is divided into several phases. The current phase involves offside lane closures. Throughout this phase there will be three lanes available to southbound traffic. Northbound traffic will have two lanes available except on Fridays, when three lanes will be made available between 12 noon and 10 pm. Future phases of the work will involve the use of contraflow during which there will be two lanes available in both directions. The traffic management arrangements use the minimum road space necessary for the safe and efficient working on the site.