§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give the date when the M11 road was built; what was the cost at current prices of(a) resurfacing work, (b) concrete relaying and (c) road rebuilding (i) undertaken since that date up to the present time and (ii) which he estimates is needed to bring the road up to high quality standard; who had the initial road-building contract; what assessment he has made of the adequacy of that work bearing in mind the longevity and anticipated usage of the road; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyInformation is not kept in the form requested and could be produced only at disproportionate cost. The first section of the M11 London-Cambridge motorway was opened in 1975 and the final section in 1980. Seven main civil engineering contractors were involved in its construction.
Major maintenance work, defined as capital schemes costing more than £500,000 (more than £250,000 before April 1987), has cost as follows:
Year Outturn cost (£ million) 1985–86 0.3 1986–87 — 1987–88 1.3 1988–89 11.1 1989–90 29.0 1 Estimate. 2 Provisional. The works have mainly been resurfacing and overlay which serves to preserve the road and defer the need for costly reconstruction. Regular surveys are carried out to assess the continuing need for maintenance and major works are programmed in the most cost effective manner. All present major maintenance needs will be met by the expenditure provision for 1989–90. These works will be designed and executed to minimise disruption to traffic.