§ Mr. BradyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions at what time on the morning of 23 July the M4 bus lane was opened to all vehicles; at what time it was closed again; and what period of time elapsed between the closure of two lanes due to an accident on that morning and the opening of the bus lane to all vehicles. [94204]
§ Mr. HillThe accident occurred in the nearside lane (lane one) at about 7:30am. At 7:37am lane one closure signs were displayed on the two matrix sign gantries approaching the incident and all traffic except buses and taxis used the middle lane (lane two). This continued until 8:14am when this lane was also closed and the bus lane was opened to all traffic. This was carried out under police supervision to enable the fire brigade to work safely. At 8:54am, lanes one and two were re-opened to traffic and lane three reverted to being a bus lane.