A1 (Hansard, 11 January 1990)

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what ongoing monitoring of the condition of the recently resurfaced stretch of the A1 in west Yorkshire, immediately to the north of its junction with the M62, will be undertaken by his Department.

§ Mr. Atkins
The condition of the A1 is monitored regularly. The Department has initiated a regime of surveys and inspections to ensure that safety and structural integrity are monitored.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who were the analysts responsible for sampling and testing materials used in the major resurfacing work recently undertaken on the A1 in west Yorkshire immediately to the north of its junction with the M62.

§ Mr. Atkins
Under the Department's specification, the onus for bulk testing falls upon the contractors. Certificates of compliance are issued to the engineer who also arranges check tests. The engineer's analysts were Messrs. Sandberg of 40 Grosvenor gardens, London, SW1W 0LB.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport who were the contractors responsible for the major resurfacing work undertaken on the A1 in west Yorkshire immediately to the north of its junction with the M62.

§ Mr. Atkins
The contractors were Tilcon Ltd., of Cleckheaton road, Low Moor, Bradford, BD12 0QH.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport for what period the contractor responsible for the resurfacing work undertaken recently on the A1 in west Yorkshire immediately to the north of its junction with the M62 will remain responsible for its condition.

§ Mr. Atkins
The contractor will be responsible for the work for a period of 12 months from the issue of the certificate of completion on 15 December 1989.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if the materials used during the major resurfacing work recently completed on the A1 in west Yorkshire immediately to the north of its junction with the M62 were properly tested and sampled; and with what results.
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§ Mr. Atkins
All materials were sampled and tested in accordance with the Department of Transport specification for highway works. Results showed that the requirements were satisfied.

§ Mr. Hinchliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what assessment he has made off the adequacy of the supervision of the contract for the major resurfacing work undertaken on both carriageways of the A1 in west Yorkshire immediately to the north of the junction with the M62.

§ Mr. Atkins
The works were supervised by Frank Graham and Partners as the Department's agents for maintenance works in this area. There is no reason to doubt that the contract was adequately supervised in accordance with the agreement between the Department and Frank Graham and Partners.