§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list for each road scheme which has been withdrawn from the road programme(a) the sums expended by interested parties in developing the proposals, (b) the stage which the scheme had reached, (c) the reasons for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. WattsI have set out the schemes which are shown in the November 1995 review as being withdrawn together with the stage that each scheme had reached.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.
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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
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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. DunwoodyTo 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. WattsI 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
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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
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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.