HC Deb 06 February 1995 vol 254 c50W
15. Lady Olga Maitland

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what progress he has made with red routes in London.

Mr. Norris

The red route pilot scheme in north and east London has been running since 1991. The traffic director is progressively implementing the rest of the 315-mile red route network with the objective of having it operational by the year 2000.

29. Mrs. Roche

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the cost of red routes.

Mr. Norris

The total cost of design, development and implementation of red route measures is estimated to be around £130 million at 1995–96 prices. This is in addition to the expenditure of some £5 million at outturn prices on the pilot red route.

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