HC Deb 29 November 1993 vol 233 cc344-5W
28. Sir Teddy Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what steps he is taking to improve road communication in south-east Essex.

Mr. Key

With regard to the trunk road network in south-east Essex, my Department is pressing ahead with its plan to improve the Al27 between M25 and the new two-level junction at Rayleigh Weir.

In respect of local roads, Essex county council has identified three major schemes as a result of their south-east East Essex traffic study. The county council has bid for transport supplementary grant funding to start work on improving the northern section of the A130, between Al2 and A132, in 1994–95. It has also bid for advance design costs on the eastern section of the Al27 Southend-Rochford bypass and credit approval for a third major project in the area, the B1013 access to Southend.

A decision on TSG funding will be announced in December.