§ Sir Eldon GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what portions of the A45 at Risby near Bury St. Edmunds are or have been closed over the past four weeks; and if he will publish a list of previous closures of this trunk road within five miles to the east and west of Bury St. Edmunds in each of the past five years, indicating in each case for how long portions of this highway were closed and how much public money was spent in each case, and in total for repairs or other purposes.
§ Mr. ChopeThe westbound carriageway at Risby is currently being reconstructed and resurfaced.
Previous closures are attached. These do not include emergency works, routine maintenance or works for public utilities.
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Year Location Scheme Cost £000s Duration Traffic management 1985–86 Rougham-Moreton Hall Carriageway maintenance and widening 1,200 12 weeks Contraflow and lane closures 1987–88 Risby westbound on slip road Repairs/resurfacing 40 2 weeks Lane closures 1988–89 Beyton-Bury bypass Carriageway maintenance and overlay 1,000 22 weeks Contraflow and lane closures 1988–89 Risby-Westley Safety fence works 100 19 weeks Lane closures 1989–90 Risby westbound carriageway Resurfacing 75 2 weeks Lane closure 1989–90 Risby-Rougham Surface dressing 50 2 days Lane closure 1990–91 Bury St. Edmunds Reconstruction-overlay 4,000 20 weeks Contraflow 1990–91 Various sites Surface dressing 50 2–3 days Lane closures 1990–91 Risby-Kentford Safety fencing 130 6 weeks Lane closures 1990–91 Rougham Closure of gap 50 3 weeks Lane closures 1990–91 Various sites French drain renewal 70 4 weeks Lane closures