§ Mr. DunnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what plans he has to improve the A2 trunk road to accommodate the proposed Ebbsfleet station contained in the Channel Tunnel Rail Link Bill. [30831]
§ Mr. WattsI have today announced that a scheme to widen the A2 between Cobham and Bean has been added to the national roads programme. The scheme will proceed in two phases. The first will complement work already in hand in association with the Blue Water park development and will result in additional capacity on the A2 in both directions between Bean and the A227 at Tollgate junction. The second will add a fourth lane in both directions between Tollgate and Cobham.
The first phase will be contained within the existing highway boundary. The other requires additional land.