HC Deb 24 April 1996 vol 276 cc155-8W
Mr. William Powell

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what is the expected date of completion for each of the schemes for which the Highways Agency has responsibility, now under construction, and for each of those upon which construction is expected to start by 31 March 1997. [25812]

Mr. Watts

I have set out in the table details of all schemes currently under construction, including their expected completion dates, and the anticipated completion dates for those schemes upon which construction is expected to start by 31 March 1997. I have also set out in the final table those schemes which are including within tranches 1 and 1A of design, build, finance and operate projects or DBFOs. It is not possible to indicate completion dates for the schemes contained within those projects.

Schemes currently under construction
Scheme Expected completion date
M1/M621 Link Road, Leeds MB Late 1997
M1 J21-21A Widening Phase 1, Leicestershire Mid 1996
M1 J43-45 Lighting May 1996
M4/M5 Second Severn Crossing Approach Roads, Avon Mid 1996
M4 Second Severn Crossing, Avon Mid 1996
M4 Landscape Improvements Early 1996
M5 J18-19 Widening, Avon Mid 1998
M6 J20-21 A Widening, Lancashire Late 1996
M25 J7-8 Widening, Surrey Late 1996
M25 J8-10 Widening, Surrey Mid 1997
M25 Controlled Motorway M25 Pilot Scheme Mid 1996
M65 Blackburn Southern Bypass Contract 1, Lancashire Late 1996
M65 Blackburn Southern Bypass Contract 2, Lancashire Late 1997
M66 Denton-Middleton Contract 1. Tameside MB, Manchester MB, Oldham MB, Bury MB, Rochdale MB Early 1999
M66 Denton-Middleton Contract 2. Tameside MB, Oldham MB, Bury MB, Rochdale MB End 1996
Al (M) Walshford-Disforth, North Yorkshire Mid 1997
A4/A46 Batheaston/Swainswick Bypass, Avon Mid 1996
A5 Beech Road May 1996
Schemes currently under construction
Scheme Expected completion date
A10 Carterhatch Lane in AA406 Cycleway Early 1996
A10 Royston to Huntingford Traffic and Safety Imp.Herts May 1996
A11 Besthorpe-Wymondham, Norfolk Early 1996
Al2 Hackney Wick-M11 Link Contract 2, L. Bs Hackney, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Newham Late 1997
Al2 Hackney Wick-M11 Link Contract 4, L. Bs Hackney, Redbridge, Waltham Forest, Newham Late 1997
Al2 CRSF Feering—Marks Tey, Essex June 1996
Al3 Thames Avenue- Wenningron, LB Barking and Dagenham Mid 1997
A13 Blackwell Tunnel/Cotton Street Junction Imp, LB Tower Hamlets Mid 1996
A27 Drainage Imp, Lancing W.Sussex April 1996
A30 Minizies Down—Imp. of westbound carriageway, Cornwall June 1996
A36 Improvement, Wick Farm, Somerset May 1996
A41 Parking Imp. North of Dame Roundabout, Herts April 1996
A45 Windmill Hill May/June 1996
A46 Stragglesthorpe Crossroads June 1996
A47 Walpole Highway/Tilney High End Bypass, Nolfolk Late 1996
A50 Blythe Bridge-Queensway Phase 1, Straffordshire Late 1996
A50 Blythe Bridge-Queensway Phase 2, Straffordshire Early 1998
A102 Blackwall Tunnel Northbound Escape Ramp Early 1997
A205 Kew Bridge Relighting Early 1997
A249 M2-wade Imp, Kent Mid 1996
A282/M25 VMS for Bridge Maintenance, Dartford Crossing May 1996
A406 Dysons Road-Hall Lane, LB Enfield Late 1996
A406 Silver Street-Fore Street Imp. LB Enfield Late 1996
A406 East of Falladen Way- Finchley High Road, L.B Barnet Late 1996
A417 Birdlip Single Lane Dualling May 1996
A428 Bedford Southern Bypass, Bedfordshire Late 1996
A501 Euston Road—Traffic and Pedestrian Improvement Mid 1996
A564 Derby Southern Bypass and Derby Spur Contract A. Derbyshire Mid 1997
A568 Widnes Eastern Bypass (South), Cheshire Mid 1997
A570 Bushey Lane Roundabout Sept 1996
A585 Mains Lane, Singleton, drainage June 1996
Schemes currently under construction
Scheme Expected completion date
A4123 Environmental Enhancement Sept 1996
A6119 Brownhill Improvement June 1996
Kent Variable Message Signs Late 1996
Trunk Road Cabling and Communications, London Late 1996
Birmingham-Notts DLS Late 1997
Kent VMS Late 1996
Urban Traffic Control System, London Early 1997
MOVA Signal Control, London Early 1997
Cable Modifications, London Early 1997
Installation of VMS, London Early 1997
CCTV Upgrade, London Spring 1997
Blackwall Tunnel Overhight Detector Late 1996
Enforcement CCTV Pilot, London Early 1997
Enforcement Cameras, London Early 1997

Schemes upon which construction is expected to start by 31 March 1997
Scheme Expected completion Date
A12 Hackney Wick-Mill LinkContract 1. LB Hackney, Redbridge, Walth February 1999
A12 Hackney Wick-Mill Link contract 3. LB Hackney, Redbridge, Walth August 1999
A13 Wennington-Mar Dyke, Essex June 1998
A13 West of Heathway- Thames Avenue Imp. LB Barking and Dagenham February 1999
A34 Newbury Bypass, Berkshire August 1998
A40 Gypsy Corner Imp. LB Hounslow August 1999
A40 Western Circus Junction Imp. LB Ealing August 1999
London Primary Route Signing Project Summer 1999

DBFO Projects showing schemes which are included within each project
Project Schemes included Project start date
A69: Carlile- Newcastle A69 Haltwhistle Bypass Awarded 1995–96
A1(M): Alconbury- Peterborough A1 (M): Alconbury— Peterborough Awarded 1995–96
A419/A417: Swindon - Gloucester A419/A417 Cirencester and Stratton Bypass
A417 North of Stratton—Nettleton Imp
A419 Luton BypassAwarded 1995–96
M1-A1 Link Road: Lofthouse- Bramham M1-A1 Link Road: Lofthouse—Bramham Awarded 1995–96
Project Schemes included Project start date or expected start date
M40: J1 to 15 M40: J1A. 3 widening Spring/summer 1996
A19: Dishforth-Tyne Tunnel A19 Norton-Parkway Interchange Imp Spring/summer 1996
A30/A34: M5 J29-Bere Regis A30 H. oniton-Exeter Imp A35 Talpuddle-Puddletown Bypass Spring/summer 1996
A50/A564: Stoke-Derby Link A564 Doveridge Bypass Spring/summer 1996