§ Mr. FearnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what progress has been made on installing lighting on those sections of the Ml and M6 which have none in place. [139067]
§ Mr. HillThe decision on whether to provide lighting is based on an assessment carried out in accordance with the DETR "New Approach to Appraisal". This covers an economic assessment of the capital, maintenance and 279W energy costs together with the potential savings as a result of a reduction in night-time personal injury accidents and the environmental impacts.
The work, which commenced recently, to install lighting on a 6 km section of the Ml between J26 and J27, is scheduled to finish in the spring of next year. At this time there are no proposals to install lighting on other sections of the M1 and M6 motorways.