HC Deb 13 March 1991 vol 187 cc501-3W
262. Mr. Trotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether he will list major road building projects supported by his Department in the Northern region in each year since 1987, together with the cost of each.

Mr. Chope

The major trunk schemes completed or under construction for each year since 1987 are as follows:

Accepted Expenditure £ million Transport Supplementary Grant (50 percent.) £ million
1987–88
A1068 Ellington Bypass 1.647 0.823
A690 Brancepeth to Scripton 0.998 0.499
A1058 Cradlewell Bypass 7.482 3.741
A695 Ryton Crawcook Bypass 8.192 4.096
Al231 Sunderland Inner Ring Road 7.251 3.625
A179 East of A19 0.576 0.288
A66 South Bank Link Road 4.765 2.383
Totals 30.911 15.455
1988–89
A692 Redheugh Bridge Southern Approach 2.982 1.491
A117 Durham Road Bypass 7.218 3.609
A688 Canney Hill Bypass 1.225 0.612
A689 Coundon Bypass 2.044 1.022
Totals 13.469 6.735
1989–90
A181 Wheatley Hill Bypass 3.056 1.528
A171 Guisborough Road Improvement 3.302 1.651
A194 Newcastle Road Improvement 3.580 1.790
A6082 West Central Route 18.939 9.469
Totals 28.877 14.439
1990–91
A1018 Sunderland Eastern Relief Road 3.750 1.875
A1026 Thornaby Bypass 25430 12.715
Cost £million
1987
A69 Eighton Lodge Improvement 5.90
A1 Clifton-Stannington Bridge 6.50
12.40
1988
A69 Horsley-Corbridge Improvement 3.90
Al9 Peterlee Grade Separated Junction Stage I 0.56
4.46
1989
A19 Downhill Junction 1.30
A19 Tees Viaduct Refurbishment 11.00
12.30
1990
A1 Newcastle Western Bypass and Blaydon Bridge 88.00
A19 Peterlee Grade Separated Junction Stage II 3.90
A696 Woolsington Bypass 15.00
A66 Stockton Race Course Grade Separated Junction 7.40
114.30
1991
A66 Bowes to County Boundary(Under Construction) 1.09
(Current Spend)
1.09

Local authority projects supported by Department of Transport supplementary grant for each year from 1987 onwards are as follows:

Accepted Expenditure £ million Transport Supplementary Grant (50 percent.) £ million
Metal Bridge to Bowburn 2.340 1.170
A692 Consett Bypass Stage 2 4.243 2.122
A695 Prudhoe Bypass 9.015 4.507
A68 Swinburn Quarry to Fourlaws Stage I 1.571 0.785
Totals 46.349 23.174
1991–92
Teesside Link and Airport Access 6.307 3.153
A60 Darlington Cross Town Route 5.735 2.868
A1046 Portrack Lane Dualling 5.904 2.952
Totals 17.946 8.973

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