§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what improvements to the A13 between the North Circular road and Butcher row are currently being undertaken; at what cost; and when they will be completed.
§ Mr. ChopeDepartmental schemes currently under construction are:
Scheme Works cost £ million Estimated date of completion Leamouth Road Junction Interim Scheme 2.0 Mid 1991 West India Dock Road Junction Advance statutory undertaker's works 3.1 Late 1991 The following schemes are due to start this year:
Scheme Works cost £ million Estimated date of completion West India Dock Road Junction phase 1 1.2 Spring 1992 Canning Town Flyover/Ironbridge widening Advanced Works phase 1 Bridge over A102 0.5 Late 1991 Other schemes in preparation are:
Works cost £ million Estimated date of completion Cotton Street/Blackwall Tunnel 3.5 1994 West India Dock Road Junction phase 2 0.6 1993 Butcher Row Junction 0.7 1993 Canning Town Flyover/Ironbridge widening Advance works phase 2 9.2 1993 Canning Town Flyover/Ironbridge widening 21.0 1997 A13/A112 Junction Improvement 44.4 1996 A13/A117 Junction Improvment 35.6 1995 Progress on some of these schemes will be dependent on the completion of statutory processes which could be subject to public inquiry. Completion dates are therefore provisional.