§ Mr. CummingsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport when his Department intends to provide(a) lighting, (b) improved access roads, (c) improved drainage and (d) roadside emergency telephones on that section of the A19 which runs through the Easington constituency.
§ Mr. AtkinsA study of the length of the A19 trunk road in County Durham in 1988 recommended a number of improvements in priority order which could be made to the A19. All the matters to which the hon. Gentleman refers were taken into account by the study. The study findings are being up-dated in accordance with the new national road traffic forecasts and costs of road accidents. The report recommendations will be included in a future regional roads programme of improvements and maintenance works to be implemented by the Department's agent authorities having regard to other regional priorities and available funding.