HC Deb 11 March 1993 vol 220 cc668-9W
Mr. Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list(a) the planned trunk road schemes for Greater Manchester, (b) the construction costs at 1993 prices and (c) the expected date of commencement for each scheme.

Mr. Kenneth Carlisle

The information is given in the table.

Greater Manchester
Scheme Construction cost excluding VAT1£ million Next stage2
M56 widening junction 4–6 15.2 Works start spring 1993
M62 widening and improvement junctions 14–17 11.1 Works start spring 1993
M62 widening and improvement junctions 18–24 256.0 Public consultation summer 1993
M63 widening junctions 6–9 46.3 Order publication
M66 MORR (Denton to Middleton) contract 4—M62 to River Irk diversion 27.6 Works start spring 1993
M66 MORR (Denton to Middleton) contract 2—Advance side roads 38.1 Works start spring 1994
M66 MORR (Denton to Middleton) contract 1—Denton to River Medlock 54.2 Works start spring 1995
M66 MORR (Denton to Middleton) contract 3—River Medlock to River Irk 40.6 Works start spring 1996
A6(M) Stockport north-south bypass 53.0 Supplementary orders published. Offerton road junction under review
A6(M)—M56 (Manchester airport) link (central section) 13.6 Works start summer 1993
A6(M)—M56 (Manchester airport) link (western section) 10.6 Public consultation summer 1993
A6 Disley and High lane bypass 55.4 Order publication
A57/A628 Mottram, Hollingworth, Tintwistle bypass 14.8 Preferred route announcement summer 1993
A5225 Wigan Hindley and Westhoughton bypass 103.0 Order publication summer 1993
Greater Manchester western and northern relief road—M56 to M62 140.8 Preferred route announcement
Greater Manchester western and northern relief road—M62 to M66 205.0 Public consultation 1993
1 Costs are at quarter 1 1992 prices; the latest date for which firm prices are available.
2 Details of next stage are given as timing of construction largely depends upon the outcome of that stage.

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