§ Mr. William PowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what improvement to the A 13 between the north circular road and Butcher row are currently being undertaken; at what cost; when will they begin; and when they will be completed. [20266]
§ Mr. NorrisThis is an operational matter for the Highways Agency. I have asked the chief executive to write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. William Powell, dated 24 April 1995:
The Minister for Transport in London has asked me to write to you about your question in the House about improvement to the A13 between the North Circular Road and Butcher Row.The following major improvement schemes are currently being undertaken in the National Trunk Roads Programme for that length of the A13:
Scheme Estimated cost £ million Programme start Completion A117 Junction Improvement 26.3 Autumn 1997 Autumn 1999 A112 Prince Regent Lane Junction Improvement 37.0 Summer 1997 Summer 1999 Ironbridge—Canning Town Junction Improvement 55.5 Summer 1996 Summer 1999 Blackwall Tunnel/Cotton Street Junction Improvement 11.9 May 1994 Spring 1996 For the schemes on which work has yet to commence the programmes are subject to the satisfactory completion of outstanding statutory procedures and the availability of funds.
In addition to the major schemes for this length of the A13 the Agency has in its 1995–96 programme of Regional Schemes a proposal to resurface the westbound carriage of the A13 between Noel Road and the North Circular Road and a small number of low-cost minor improvements.