§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to his answer of 29 June,Official Report, columns 632-34, if he will list each scheme for which an environmental impact assessment has been started.
§ Mr. WattsThis question relates to the operational matters of the Highway Agency. I have asked the chief executive, Mr. Lawrie Haynes, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Harry Cohen, dated 17 October 1994:
111WThe Minister for Railways and Roads, Mr. John Watts, has asked me to write to you in reply to your further Parliamentary Question about environmental assessments.As I mentioned in my letter of 29 June, an environmental assessment is carried out for each scheme in the national road programme. Assessments have been completed, are under way, or will be undertaken for all the schemes listed on pages 18-21 of the recent Trunk Roads in England 1994 Review. I attach an extract.Details of assessment requirements at each stage of a progressive approach as schemes develop can be found in Volume 11 of the Highways Agency's Design Manual for Roads and Bridges.
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Table 4. National trunk road programme schemes in preparation as at 31 January 1994 Title Route Standard Order of total cost £ million Length (miles) Last stage Priority 1 Western Orbital Route, Hereford & Worcester, Staffordshire D3—d4 1Privately Financed 38.0 PR Birmingham Northern Relief Road, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Walsall MB, Birmingham MB — 1Privately Financed 30.0 Lofthouse Interchange Diversion, Leeds MB M1—m62 D2—d4 31.3 4.2 OP J31–32 Widening, Rotherham MB MI D4 4.7 1.5 J25–28 Widening, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire M1 D4 150.9 15.0 J23A–25 Widening, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire M1 D4 93.9 7.0 J21A–23A Widening (Phase 1), Leicestershire MI D3 35.0 14.0 J10–15 Widening, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire M1 D4 365.3 31.0 PC J6A–10 Widening, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire M1 D4 77.3 11.0 PC J1–4 Widening, Kent M2 D3—d4 170.3 9.0 PC J3–4B Widening, LB's Hillingdon, Hounslow3 M4 S—d4 35.4 4.0 PC J4B–8–9 Widening, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire M4 D3 242.0 14.0 J8–9–10 Widening, Berkshire M4 D4 37.5 7.5 J16–20 Widening, Cheshire M6 D4 216.8 20.5 PR J11–16 Widening, Staffordshire M6 D4 317.5 34.4 PC J8–9 Widening, Essex M11 D3 61.7 15.0 J5 North Facing Slip Road Imp, Essex M11 S 7.4 0.5 OP J3–5 Widening, Kent M20 D4 31.2 6.1 OP J8–9 Widening, Surrey M23 D4 51.0 7.0 OP J12–15 Links Roads, Surrey, Berkshire M25 D3 164.3 7.5 PR Terminal 5 Spur (Heathrow), Surrey, LB Hillingdon3 M25 D2 23. 1.0 PC J15–16 Links Roads, Buckinghamshire M25 D2 66.7 4.7 PC Controlled Motorway M25 Pilot Scheme3 M25 — 6.6 — Manchester Outer Ring Road Resigning, Salford MB, Stockport MB, Tameside MB, Bury MB, Manchester MB3 M60 — 4.4 — East—m606 Link Road, Kirklees MB M62 D2 14.8 0.4 J12–14 Widening Westbound, Bury MB M62 D4 10.0 2.8 PC J6–9 Widening, MB Salford, MB Trafford M63 D4 51.7 4.6 PR Denton—middleton Contracts 1 & 3, Tameside MB, Manchester MB, Oldham MB, Bury MB, Rochdale MB M66 D2—d3—d4 214.4 9.4 OM Leeming—scotch Corner. N. Yorkshire A1(M) D3 53.9 11.0 PR Wetherby—walshford. N. Yorkshire. Leeds MB A1(M) D3 30.2 3.3 OP Hook Moor—bramham. Leeds MB, N. Yorkshire A1(M) D4 79.4 4.4 OP Ferrybridge—Hook Moor, Wakefield MB, Leeds MB, N. Yorkshire1 Al(M) D3 108.6 10.2 PR Alconbury—peterborough Contract 2. Cambridgeshire A1(M) D3—d4 82.7 7.0 OM Willowburn—denwick Imp. Northumberland3 A1 D2 4.2 1.9 PR Henlys—waggoners Corner Imp. LB Houndslow A4 — 9.9 — Kegworth Bypass, Leicestershire A6 D2 11.2 1.2 Rothwell—desborough Bypass, Northamptonshire A6 S 8.5 3.6 PI Rushen & Higham Ferrers Bypass, Northamptonshire A6 S—d2 8.7 3.5 OM Stetham Bypass, Cambridgeshire A10 S 2.8 2.3 Landbeach Bypass, Cambridgeshire A10 S 6.8 3.8 Hackney Wick—m1l Link Contract I, LB's Hackney, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Newham Al2 D2—s3 29.0 0.9 OM Movers Lane Junction Imp. LB Barking & Dagenham Al3 D3 36.8 0.8 PR Junction Imp. LB Newham A13—a117 D3 26.3 1.2 OP Prince Regent Lane Junction Imp. LB Newham A13—a112 D3 37.0 1.1 OP Ironbridge—canning Town Imp. LB Newham Al3 D3 55.5 0.7 OP Coulsdon Inner Relief Road, LB Croydon A23 D2 32.8 1.0 OP Salisbury Bypass, Wiltshire A36 D2 62.3 11.3 OP Derby Ring Road A61 GSJ, Derbyshire4 A38 D2 9.2 0.8 Derby Ring Road A52—a5111 GSJ, Derbyshire4 A38 D2 16.7 1.6 Gypsy Corner Imp. LB Hounslow A40 D2—d3 32.4 0.9 OM Moulton—broughton Imp. Northamptonshire A43 D2 13.3 7.2 PR Silverstone Bypass, Northamptonshire A43 D2 15.5 4.9 OM M40—b4031 Imp. Oxfordshire, Northamptonshire A43 D2 12.0 3.8 OP Oak Lane Junction Imp. Coventry MB4 A45 — 3.0 — Tollbar End Imp. Coventry MB4 A45–0A46 D2 11.4 0.4 Newark—widmerpool Imp. Nottinghamshire A46 D2 50.7 17.3 PR Alcester—stratford Imp. Warwickshire A46 D2 11.9 3.8 PR A41—a54 Imp. Cheshire A51 D2 9.2 5.0 Mottram—tintwistle Bypass, Tameside MB, Derbyshire A57—a628 S—d2 23.0 3.8 PR Castle Street Hull Imp, Humberside A63 D2 18.2 1.0 PR Melton GSJ Humberside A63 D2 5.0 0.6 PR Stainburn & Great Clifton Bypass, Cumbria A66 S 6.6 2.5 OP Catford Town Cenre Imp, LB Lewisham A205 D2 12.6 0.4 OM
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Title Route Standard Order of total cost £ million Length (miles) Last stage New Romney Bypass, Kent A259 S 8.1 2.6 OP Sparkford—iIchester Imp, Somerset A303 D2 8.9 3.4 OP IIminster Bypass Imp, Somerset3 A303 D2 16.8 6.4 PC Kingskerswell Bypass, Devon A380 D3 46.0 3.9 PR Bounds Green—green Lanes Imp, LB Enfield A406 D2—d3 131.8 2.2 OP Golders Green Road Junction Imp, LB Barnet A406 D3 22.4 0.6 OM Blunsdon Bypass, Wiltshire A419 D2 12.4 1.5 PC Poynton Bypass, Cheshire A523 D2 35.2 5.9 PR Ledsham—m53 Imp, Cheshire A550 D2 16.8 2.7 PR Deeside Park—ledsham Imp, Cheshire A550 D2 29.9 3.6 OP Ormskirk Bypass, Lancashire A570 D2 21.7 5.5 PC Parton—Lillyhall Imp, Cumbria A595 D2 15.0 4.7 PC Shipley Eastern Bypass, Bradford MB A650 D2—d3 193 1.3 PR Hedon Road Imp, Humberside A1033 D2 35.1 4.2 OP M56—a550 Imp, Cheshire4 A5117 D2 13.5 5.0 PR Signing Project3 — 12.5 — M1—Al Link Road, Leeds MB D3 117.1 10.5 OP Priority 2 J31–32 Widening D4+ Rotherham MB M1 D2 20.2 1.5 328–31 Widening, Derbyshire, Rotherham MB M1 D4 176.7 36.0 J21–21A Widening Phase 2, Leicestershire M1 D4 69.6 2.8 OP J15–19 Widening (Including A45 Weedon, Fiore & Upper Heyford Bypass). Northamptonshire, Leicestershire M1 D4 227.7 22.0 J2–3 Widening, Surrey M3 D4 52.7 6.8 PC J3–4 Widening, Surrey M3 D4 35.2 4.3 OP J10–12 Widening, Berkshire M4 D4 122.9 10.5 J1 & 2 Imp. Sandwell MB M5 — 6.1 — J17–21 Widening Stage 1, Avon M5 D3 17.7 5.7 J29–30 Imp. Devon3 M5 D3 23.9 1.4 J9 & 10 Imp, Walsall MB M6 — 12.0 — J14 Imp. Cambridgeshire3 M11 S—d4 28.2 3.4 J5–7 Widening, Kent, Surrey M25 D4 101.1 11.0 JI0–12 Widening D4+, Surrey M25 D3 123.9 7.5 J19–23 Widening, Hertfordshire M25 D4 86.5 12.5 PR J23–26 Widening, Essex, Hertfordshire M25 D4 81.1 11.0 J26–28 Widening, Essex M25 D4 104.0 12.0 J30–31 Imp, Essex M25 — 43.5 — J11–12 Widening, Hampshire3 M27 D4 44.6 3.3 J3–4 Widening & J4 Imp, Buckinghamshire M40 D4 77.6 6.3 PC J1–7 Widening, Warwickshire, Hereford & Worcester M42 D4 221.6 31.3 J18–21 Widening, Rochdale MB M62 D4 116.4 8.0 PC J12–18 Relief Road, Salford MB, Bury MB3 M62 D3 301.1 11.0 PC J6–7 Widening Knowsley MB M62 D3—d4 4.7 3.3 J6 Imp, Knowsley MB M62 — 13.4 — M4—a4 Link Houslow, LB Ealing, LB Hounslow4 M62 S—d4 24.0 1.4 Dishforth—lemming, N. Yorkshire A1(M) D3 68.8 14.0 PR Wetherby Bypass, Leeds MB3 A1(M) D3 20.1 2.5 Bramham—wetherby, Leeds MB3 A1(M) D3 5.5 4.0 PC Redhouse—ferrybridge, Doncaster MB, Wakefield MB, N. Yorkshire Al(M) D3 54.0 9.1 PR Tuxford—blyth, Nottinghamshire3 A1(M) D3 94.5 14.0 Stamford Bypass, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire3 A1(M) D3 38.6 4.0 Peterborough—stamford, Cambridgeshire A I (M) D3 81.5 9.9 Baldock—alconbury, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire Al(M) D2—d3 173.0 27.0 J6–8 Widening, Hertfordshire A1(M) D3 57.6 9.0 PC J1–4 Widening, Hertfordshire Al(M) D3—D4 134.0 7.9 Stockport North/South Bypass, Stockport MB A6(M) D3 109.8 5.6 OM Manchester Airport Link West, Trafford MB A6(M)—m56 D2 34.6 3.2 PC Bar Hill—m1—a1 Link, Cambridgeshire A14(M) D2—d3 120.5 18.0 M6—m56 Imp, Cheshire A556(M) D3 64.5 6.5 Morpeth—lanehead Imp, Northumberland3 Al D2 16.8 7.1 Gateshead Western Bypass, Gateshead MB Al D3 94.8 6.7 PR Kidbrooke Park Road Interchange Imp, LB Greenwich A2 D2 14.1 0.7 PC Dartford Imp, Kent A2—a282 D4—d2 26.1 3.0 PR Lydden—dover Imp, Kent A2 D2 16.6 6.0 Hindhead Imp, Surrey A3 D2 62.0 4.1 PR Wolfshead—weirbrook Imp, Shropshire A5 D2 8.2 2.4 Nesscliffe Bypass, Shropshire A5 D2 10.6 2.6 PC Weeford Fazeley Imp, Staffordshire A5 D2 14.2 3.1 PC Dunstable Eastern Bypass, Befordshire A5 D2 45.5 5.6 PR
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Title Route Standard Order of total cost £ million[...] Length(miles) Last stage Great Glen Bypass, Leicestershire A6 D2 14.3 3.6 OM Kibworth Bypass, Leicestershire A6 D2 11.6 2.8 PC Clapham Bypass, Bedfordshire A6 D2 21.1 3.1 OM Bedford Western Bypass A6—a428 Link, Bedfordshire A6 D2 4.2 0.5 PC Wadesmill High Cross—colliers End Bypass, Hertfordshire A10 D2 17.7 6.7 OM M25—hoddesdon Imp, Hertfordshire A10 D3 86.4 2.9 Attleborough Bypass, Norfolk A11 D2 9.7 3.0 PR Fiveways—thetford Imp, Norfolk, Suffolk All D2 52.1 9.0 Wrentham Bypass, Suffolk Al2 S 3.0 2.2 Blythburgh Bypass, Suffolk Al2 S 4.4 1.9 Yoxford Bypass, Suffolk Al2 S 4.3 3.4 Wickham Market—saxmundham Imp, Suffolk Al2 D2 17.7 5.3 PR Martlesham—wickham Market Imp, Suffolk Al2 D2 11.3 3.8 Hatfield Peverel—marks Tey Imp, Essex Al2 D3 67.9 10.9 Chelmsford Bypass Widening, Essex Al2 D2 54.5 8.5 M25 J28—chelmsford Imp, Essex4 Al2 D3 50.9 9.3 M25—lakeside Widening (S278), Essex3 A13 S 4.9 0.8 M11—a10 Widening, Cambridgeshire A14 D3 25.0 3.3 Thrapston—brampton Grade Separation, Cambridgeshire4 A14 D2 7.4 12.7 Tonbridge Bypass—pembury Bypass Dualling, Kent A21 D3 15.8 2.2 OP Kippings Cross—lamberhurst Imp, Kent A21 D2 21.1 3.0 PR Lamberhurst Bypass, Kent A21 D2 8.3 1.9 OP Handcross—warninglid Imp, W. Sussex A23 D3 8.2 2.0 PR Lewes—polegate Imp, E. Sussex A27 D2 63.5 10.6 PR Worthing—lancing Imp, W. Sussex A27 D2—d3 106.9 6.0 OP Arundel Bypass, W. Sussex A27 D2 17.9 3.4 PR Marsh Honiton & A35 Honiton Eastern Bypass, Devon A30—a303 D2 36.6 8.1 OP Bodmin—indian Queens Imp, Cornwall A30 D2 27.4 6.8 Temple—Higher Carblake Imp, Cornwall A30 D2 7.5 2.7 Zelah—chiverton Imp, Cornwall A30 D2 13.5 4.0 St Erth—newtown Imp, Cornwall A30 D2 13.9 3.8 PC Ringwood—ashley Heath Imp, Hampshire, Dorset A31 D3 22.7 1.2 Stun Lane, Red Post Imp, Dorset3 A31 D2 3.0 1.4 PR Stinsford—cockoo Lane Imp, Dorset A35 D2 3.5 1.2 PC Winterbourne Abbas Bypass, Dorset A35 D2 11.0 2.8 Chideock.Morcombelake Bypass, Dorset A35 D2 22.5 5.1 OP Beckington—east Of Bath Imp, Avon A36 D2 88.4 11.8 PC Codford—heytesbury Imp, Wiltshire A36 D2 8.4 2.3 OP Wylye—codford Imp, Wiltshire A36 D2 5.4 2.0 Saltash—trerulefoot Imp, Cornwall A38 D2 50.5 7.3 PC Liskeard—bodmin Imp, Cornwall A38 D2 38.3 10.0 PR Witney Bypass—sturt Farm Imp, Oxfordshire A40 D2 4.6 1.5 OP Witney Bypass—cassington Dualling, Oxfordshire A40 D2 23.6 5.3 OP Western Circus Junction Imp, LB Ealing A40 D2 38.2 0.9 OM Aston Clinton Bypass, Buckinghamshire A41 D2 15.2 4.0 OM Geddington Bypass, Northamptonshire A43 D2 18.9 5.9 PR Whitfield Turn—brackley Hatch Imp, Northamptonshire A43 D2 9.3 2.7 OP Quarries Cross GSJ, Suffolk A45 D2 3.5 2.5 Rookery Crossroads GSJ, Suffolk A45 D2 3.4 2.2 Leamington Turn Junction Imp, Warwickshire A45—a445 D2 4.1 0.8 OP Newark—lincoln Imp, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire A46 D2 21.6 8.0 PI Pennsylvania—m4 Tormarton Imp, Avon A46 D2 11.8 2.5 OP Upper Swainswick—pennsylvania Imp, Avon A46 D2 13.6 4.0 OP Acle Straight Imp, Norfolk A47 D2 17.6 7.0 Blofield—acle Imp, Norfolk A47 D2 5.0 2.1 PR North Tuddenham—easton Imp, Norfolk A47 D2 14.6 5.0 Little Fransham Bypass, Norfolk A47 S 7.7 3.0 Middleton & East Winch Bypass, Norfolk A47 S 14.7 5.3 Wisbech Bypass A1101 Junction Imp, Norfolk A47 D2 4.0 2.5 Hardwick Roundabout Flyover, Norfolk A47 D2 7.2 0.8 Tilney—kings Lynn Imp, & A47—a17 GSJ, Norfolk A47 D2 8.2 2.5 Thorney Bypass, Cambridgeshire A47 S—d2 11.1 2.7 PR Calveley—tiverton Bypass, Cheshire A49—a51 D2 20.1 5.0 Woofferton Bypass, Shropshire A49 D2 9.5 2.3 PC Hereford Bypass, Hereford & Worcester A49 S.D2 40.1 8.5 CONF Duddon & Clotton Bypass, Cheshire A51 S 7.3 3.4 PC Saxondale—grantham Imp, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire A52 D2 41.3 12.6 PR Radcliffe-on-Trent Bypass, Nottinghamshire A52 D2 18.0 4.3 PC Bank Hall Diversion, Lancashire A59 D2 7.6 1.2 PC Selby Bypass, N. Yorkshire A63 S 21.1 6.1 OM Hellifield & Long Preston Bypass, N. Yorkshire A65 S 15.5 4.4 OM
Title Route Standard Order of total cost £million[...] Length (miles) Last stage Coniston Cold Bypass, N. Yorkshire A65 S 5.1 2.3 PC Gargrave Bypass, N. Yorkshire A65 S 11.0 3.4 OM Manor Park Bends Imp, Bradford MB A65 D2 8.1 1.6 OM Temple Sowerby Bypass & Imp at Winderwath, Cumbria A66 D2 11.7 2.9 PC Warwick Bridge Bypass, Cumbria A69 D2 12.6 2.5 Blackwall 3rd Crossing, LB Tower Hamlets, LB Greenwich A102 D2 137.4 2.6 PR Braintree—marks Tey Imp, Essex Al20 D2—d3 44.7 9.6 M25—rayleigh Weir Imp, Essex Al27 D3 105.9 14.0 Long Stratton Bypass, Norfolk A140 S 7.0 3.4 Stonham Bypass, Suffolk A140 S 7.4 4.0 Burnt Ash Hill Junction Imp, LB Lewisham3 A205—a2212 S 4.0 0.6 Iwade—queenborough Imp, Kent A249 D2 76.2 2.5 Dymchurch—m20 J 11 Imp. Kent A259 D2 15.7 3.5 OP St. Mary's Bay & Dymchurch Bypass, Kent A259 D2 21.6 5.2 OP Rye Bypass, E. Sussex A259 S—d2 30.2 3.8 PR Winchelsea Bypass, E. Sussex A259 D2 13.3 3.1 PR Guestling Thorn & Icklesham Bypass, E. Sussex A259 D2 14.3 3.4 PC Hastings Eastern Bypass, E. Sussex A259 S 21.8 3.8 PR Bexhill & Hastings Western Bypass, E. Sussex A259 D2 61.7 9.4 PR Pevensey—bexhill Imp, E. Sussex A259 D2 8.3 2.5 PR Amesbury—berwick Down Imp, Wiltshire A303 D2 40.0 6.5 PC Wylye—stockton Wood Imp, Wiltshire A303 D2 4.4 2.5 PR Chicklade Bottom—mere Imp, Wiltshire A303 D2 15.4 8.0 PC Ilminster—marsh Imp, Somerset A303 D2 20.1 6.3 PR Black Dam GSJ, Hampshire A339 D2 7.6 1.0 Popes Lane—western Avenue Imp, LB Ealing A406 D2—d3 82.4 2.2 OP Nettleton—crickley Hill Imp, Gloucestershire A417 D2 19.1 4.0 North Of Stratton—nettleton Imp, Gloucestershire A417 D2 12.7 5.7 OP Cirencester & Stratton Bypass, Gloucestershire A419—a417 D2 24.1 6.2 OP Latton Bypass, Wiltshire A419 D2 15.6 3.4 OP Bedford—m1 J13 Imp, Bedfordshire3 A421 D2 24.0 6.6 Caxton Common—hardwick (S278), Cambridgeshire3 A428 D2 5.0 14.4 Great Barford Bypass, Bedfordshire A428 D2 18.5 4.7 PR Norse Road Link, Bedfordshire A428 D2 12.2 1.0 OP Studley Bypass, Warwickshire, Hereford & Worcester A435 D2 43.5 7.9 OM Clifton Lane Imp, Nottinghamshire A453 D2 34.6 3.4 PR Clifton—m1 Imp, Nottinghamshire A453 D2 15.0 4.2 OP City Road & Stoke Road Junctions Imp, Staffordshire A500 D2 16.4 1.0 PC Basford—hough—shavington Bypass, Cheshire A500 D2 18.6 4.7 OM Poynton—macclesfield Imp, Cheshire A523 D2 7.1 2.7 PR High & Low Newton Bypass, Cumbria A590 D2 9.4 2.4 OP Carlisle Southern Bypass, Cumbria A595 S 13.4 5.9 PC Duddon Bridge Imp, Cumbria A595 S 7.6 1.9 Salters Brook—stockbridge Imp, Barnsley MB, Sheffield MB A616—a628 S 11.2 6.9 PC Tintwistle—salters Brook Imp, Derbyshire A628 S 4.4 8.0 Skipton—kildwick Imp, N. Yorkshire A629 D2 8.8 2.6 OP Hard logs Road Imp, Bradford MB A650 D2 2.9 0.4 PR Bingley Relief Road, Bradford MB A650 D2 44.2 3.0 OM Saltaire Relief Road, Bradford MB3 A650 D2 170.8 1.9 Shiptonthorpe Bypass, Humberside A1079 D2 7.3 1.9 PR Wigan—westhoughton Bypass, Bolton MB, Wigan MB A5225 D2 117.1 10.0 OP A31—poole Link Road, Dorset D2 66.0 6.0 PC Poole Harbour Crossing, Dorset S 31.5 1.4 PC 1Department Preparation and Supervision costs will be incurred. 2Estimated costs excluding VAT and scheme specific risk assessment. 3Scheme added to the National Trunk Road Programme since 1 January 1990. 4Scheme added to the National Trunk Road Programme during the Review. Stage Codes
CONF=Trial Planning Conference. PC=Public Consultation Held. PR=Preferred Route Announced. OP=Draft Orders Published.
OM=Orders Made.