HC Deb 20 December 1995 vol 268 cc1178-82W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each road scheme which has been withdrawn from the road programme(a) the sums expended by interested parties in developing the proposals, (b) the stage which the scheme had reached, (c) the reasons for the withdrawal, (d) the latest annual accident figures for the roads affected by the scheme and (e) the current volumes of traffic recorded on roads affected by the scheme. [6457]

Mr. Watts

I have set out the schemes which are shown in the November 1995 review as being withdrawn together with the stage that each scheme had reached.

During the review, careful consideration was given to allocating the limited road construction resources to where the need is greatest. Clearly, some schemes have a greater call on the available resources than others and it is now clear that resources were no longer available to allow all the 1994 roads review schemes to proceed in the foreseeable future.

Information relating to sums expended and to the accident and traffic figures above is currently being collated and I will write to the hon. Member separately as soon as it is available.

Route Scheme title Stage reached
M1 J31-32 Widening D4', Rotherham MB Programme entry
M5 J17-21 Widening (Stage 2), Avon Programme entry
M23 J9-9A Imp, West Sussex Programme entry
M25 J10-12 Widening D4', Surrey Programme entry
M25 J16-17 Widening D4', Programme entry Buckinghamshire. Hertfordshire
M25 J17-19 Widening D4'. Programme entry Hertfordshire
M25 J19-21A Widening D4', Programme entry Hertfordshire
M62 J12-18 Relief Road. Salford MB. Preferred route Bury MB announcement
A2 Kidbrooke Park Road. Interchange Programme entry Imp. LB Greenwich
A3 Hook Interchange Imp. LB Programme entry Kingston
A3 A245-A3100 Imp. Surrey Programme entry
A3 Stoke Road—Hogs Back Imp. Programme entry Surrey

Route Scheme title Stage reached
A5 Wofshead—Weirbrook Imp, Shropshire Programme entry
A5 Milton Keynes Bypass South Roundabout GSJ, Buckinghamshire Programme entry
A5 Hockcliffe Bypass, Bedfordshire Programme entry
A10 Setchey and West Winch Bypass, Norfolk Programme entry
A10 Stretham Bypass, Cambridgeshire Programme entry
A10 Landbeach Imp, Cambridgeshire Programme entry
A10 Hay Lanc—Buntingford Imp, Hertfordshire Programme entry
A10 M25—Hoddesdon Imp, Hertfordshire Preferred route announcement
A12 Kessingland—Pleasurewood Imp, Suffolk Programme entry
A12 Blythburgh Bypass, Suffolk Programme entry
Al2 Chelmsford Bypass Widening, Essex Programme entry
A12 Gallows Corner Imp, LB Havering Programme entry
Al7 Sutton Bridge—Kings Lynn Imp, Norfolk Programme entry
A17 Sutterton—Long Sutton Imp, Lincolnshire Programme entry
A17 Leadenham—Sleasford Imp, Lincolnshire Preferred route announcement
A19 Thornanby Bypass, North Yorkshire Preferred route announcement
A19 Shipton By Beningborough Bypass, North Yorkshire Preferred route announcement
A21 Lamberhurst Bypass—Chingley Wood Imp, Kent Public inquiry
A21 Flimwell—Robertsbridge Imp, Kent, East Sussex Programme entry
A26 Beddingham—Itford Farm Diversion, East Sussex Public consultation
A30 Carland Cross—Zelah Imp, Cornwall Programme entry
A31 Ringwood—Ashley Heath Imp, Hampshire, Dorset Programme entry
A31 Sturt Lane—Red Post Imp, Dorset Programme entry
A35 Stinsford—Cuckoo Lane Imp, Dorset Programme entry
A35 Winterbourne Abbas Bypass, Dorset Programme entry
A35 Wilmington Bypass, Devon Programme entry
A40 Witney Bypass—Sturt Farm Imp, Oxfordshire Public inquiry
A40 Witney Bypass—Cassington Dualling, Oxfordshire Public inquiry
A46 Evesham—M5 Imp, Hereford and Worcester, Gloucestershire Preferred route announcement
A47 Guyhirn—Wisbech Imp, Cambridgeshire Programme entry
A47 Peterborough—West of Thorney Imp, Cambridgeshire Programme entry
A47 Sutton—West of Thorney Imp, Cambridgeshire Programme entry
A49 Weaverham—Lower Whitley Imp, Cheshire Programme entry
A51 Duddon and Clotton Bypass, Cheshire Public consultation
A59 Bank Hall Diversion, Lancashire Public consultation
A64 York—Malton Bypass Imp, North Yorkshire Preferred route announcement
A64 Malton—Seamer Bypass, North Yorkshire Preferred route announcement
A65 Moss Side—Lupton Imp, Cumbria Programme entry
A65 Hornsbarrow Diversion, Cumbria Programme entry
A65 Ilkley Bypass, Bradford, North Yorkshire Preferred route announcement
Al27 M25—Rayleigh Weir Imp, Essex Public consultation
A140 Dickleburgh—Norwich Imp, Norfolk Programme entry
A140 Long Stratton Bypass, Norfolk Programme entry

Route Scheme title Stage reached
A140 Beacon Hill—Scole Imp, Suffolk Programme entry
A140 Stoneham Bypass, Suffolk Programme entry
A205/ Burnt Ash Hill Junction Imp, LB Programme entry
A221 Lewisham
A339 Black Dam GSJ, Hampshire Programme entry
A406 Popes Lane—Western Avenue Imp, LB Ealing Public inquiry
A417 M5-A40 Elmbridge Court Imp, Gloucestershire Programme entry
A417 Nettleton—Crickley Hill Imp, Gloucestershire Programme entry
A418 West of Aylesbury—Wing Imp, Buckinghamshire Programme entry
A418 Wing Bypass, Buckinghamshire Programme entry
A420 Cumnor Hill—Kingston Bagpuize Imp, Oxfordshire Programme entry
A420 Southmoor—A419 Imp, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire Programme entry
A421 Bedford—M1 J13 Imp, Bedfordshire Programme entry
A428 Eaton Socon—Caxton Common Imp, Cambridgeshire Programme entry
A458 Woolaston Cross—Buttington Cross Imp, Shropshire Programme entry
A483 Pant—Llanymynech Bypass, Shropshire Public consultation
A550 A5117—Ledsham, Cheshire Public inquiry
A550 Ledsham—M53 Imp, Cheshire Preferred route announcement
A570 Scarisbrick and Pinfold Bypass, Lancashire Public consultation
A595 Carlisle Southern Bypass, Cumbria Preferred route announcement
A616/ Salters Brook—Stonebridge Imp, Programme entry
A628 Barnsley MB, Sheffield MB
A650 Saltaire Relief Road, Bradford MB Programme entry
A1079 Shiptonthorpe Bypass, Humberside Preferred route announcement

Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each road scheme which has been deferred to the long-term list(a) the reason for that deferral, (b) the latest annual accident figures for the roads affected by the scheme and (c) the current volumes of traffic affected by the scheme. [6456]

Mr. Watts

I have set out the schemes in preparation which are now included in the longer-term category of "Managing the trunk road programme November 1995". During the review, careful consideration was given to allocating the limited road construction resources where the need is greatest. While these longer-term schemes have been retained in the road programme, they are not as pressing as certain others. Consequently, funds cannot be allocated to take them forward in the immediate future. All preparation work on these schemes will be stopped by the end of this financial year 1995–96.

Information relating to the accident and traffic figures is currently being collated and I will write to the hon. Member separately as soon as it is available

Scheme title
Route
A1(M) Leeming—Scotch Corner, North Yorkshire
A1(M) Dishforth—Leeming, North Yorkshire
A1(M) Tuxford—Blyth, Nottinghamshire
A1(M) Newark—Tuxford, Nottinghamshire
A1(M) Stamford—Newark, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire

Scheme title
Route
Al(M) Stamford Bypass, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire
A1(M) Peterborough—Stamford, Cambridgeshire
A1(M) Baldock—Alconbury, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire
A1(M) J9—10 Widening, Hertfordshire
A1(M) J4—6 Widening, Hertfordshire
A1(M) J1—4 Widening, Hertfordshire
A6(M) Stockport North/South Bypass, Stockport MB
A2 Lydden—Dover Imp, Kent
A5 Nesscliffe Bypass, Shropshire
A5 Weeford—Fazeley Imp, Staffordshire
A5 Dunstable Eastern Bypass, Bedfordshire
A6 Disley and High Lane Bypass, Stockport MB, Cheshire, Derbyshire
A6 Kibworth Bypass, Leicestershire
A6 Bedford Western Bypass A6—A428 Link, Bedfordshire
A6 Bedford Western Bypass A428—A421 Link, Bedfordshire
A10 Wadesmill High Cross—Colliers End Bypass, Hertfordshire
Al2 Wrentham Bypass, Suffolk
Al2 Yoxford Bypass, Suffolk
Al2 Wickham Market—Saxmundham Imp, Suffolk
Al2 Martlesham—Wickham Market Imp, Suffolk
Al2 Hatfield Peverel—Marks Tey Imp, Essex
Al2 M25 J28—Chelmsford Imp, Essex
A21 Kippings Cross—Lamberhurst Imp, Kent
A23 Coulsden Inner Relief Road, LB Croydon
A23 Handcross—Warninglid Imp, West Sussex
A27 Arundel Bypass, West Sussex
A30 Temple—Higher Carblake Imp, Cornwall
A30 Zelah—Chiverton Imp, Cornwall
A30 St. Erth—Newtown Imp, Cornwall
A35 Chideock/Morcombelake Bypass, Dorset
A36 Beckington—East of Bath Imp, Avon
A36 Wylye—Codford Imp, Wiltshire
A38 Stoketon Cross—Trerulefoot, Cornwall
A38 Dobwalls—Bodmin Imp, Cornwall
A46 Alcester—Stratford Imp, Warwickshire
A47 Acle Straight Imp, Norfolk
A47 Blofield Acle Imp, Norfolk
A47 North Tuddenham—Easton Imp, Norfolk
A47 Little Fransham Bypass, Norfolk
A47 Middleton and East Winch Bypass, Norfolk
A47 Wisbech Bypass A1101 Junction Imp, Norfolk
A47 Tilney—Kings Lynn Imp and A47/A17 GSJ, Norfolk
A49/A51 Calverley—Tiverton Bypass, Cheshire
A51 Littleton Bypass, Cheshire
A52 Saxondale—Grantham Imp, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire
A52 Radcliffe on Trent Bypass, Nottinghamshire
A65 Coniston Cold Bypass, North Yorkshire
A69 Warwick Bridge Bypass, North Yorkshire
A102 Blackwall 3rd Crossing, LB Greenwich, LB Tower Hamlets (candidate for private funding)
Al20 Braintree—Marks Tey Imp, Essex
A259 Dymchurch—M20 J 11 Imp, Kent
A259 St. Mary's Bay and Dymchurch Bypass, Kent
A259 New Romney Bypass, Kent
A259 Rye Bypass, East Sussex
A259 Winchelsea Bypass, East Sussex
A259 Guestling Thorn and Icklesham Bypass, East Sussex
A380 Kingskerswell Bypass, Devon
A406 East London River Crossing, LB Greenwich, LB Newham
A419 Blunsdon Bypass, Wiltshire
A428 Great Barford Bypass, Bedfordshire
A435 Studley Bypass, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcester
A449/A456 Kidderminster, Blakedown and Hagley Bypass, Straffordshire, Hereford and Worcester
A523 Poynton—Macclesfield Imp. Cheshire

Scheme title
Route
A590 Ulverston—Dalton Bypass, Cumbria
A650 Shipley Eastern Bypass, Bradford
A5225 Wigan—Westhoughton Bypass, Bolton, Wigan

Route Scheme title
Western Orbital Route, Hereford and Worcester, Staffordshire1
M1 J28–31 Widening, Derbyshire, Rotherham MB
M1 J25–28 Imp (Phase 2: Widening), Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire
M1 J21A–23A Widening (Phase 2), Leicestershire
M1 J21–21A Widening (Phase 2), Leicestershire
M1 J19–21 Widening, Leicestershire
M1 J15–19 Widening, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire
M3 J2–3 Widening, Surrey
M3 J3–4 Widening, Surrey
M4 J8/9–10 Widening, Berkshire
M4 J10–12 Widening, Berkshire
M4 J12–15 Widening, Berkshire, Wiltshire
M4 J18–20 Widening, and M5 J15–J17 Widening, Avon
M5 J29–30 Imp, Devon
M6 J19–20 Widening, Cheshire
M6 J2–4 Widening, Warwickshire, Coventry MB, Solihull MB
M6 M1-J2 Widening, Leicestershire, Warwickshire
M11 J9–14 Widening, Cambridgeshire, Essex
M20 J3–5 Widening, Kent
M23 J9–10 Widening, Surrey, W Sussex
M25 J3–5 Widening, Kent
M25 J5–7 Widening, Kent, Surrey
M25 J19–23 Widening, Hertfordshire
M25 J23–26 Widening, Hertfordshire, Essex
M25 J26–28 Widening, Essex
M25 J30–31 Imp, Essex
M27 J11–12 Widening, Hampshire
M27 J4–11 Widening, Hampshire
M40 J3–4 Widening and J4 Imp, Buckinghamshire
M42 J1–3A Widening, Warwickshire, Hereford and Worcester
M62 J1–24 Widening, Rochdale MB, Calderdale MB, Kirklees MB
M62 J18–21 Widening, Rochdale MB
M62 J6–7 Widening, Knowsley MB
M4-A4 Link Hounslow, LB Ealing, LB Hounslow
1Scheme to be reviewed for possible smaller scale solution.

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