§ Mr. HobanTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) what plans there are to resurface the M27 between junctions 5 and 11; [48024]
(2) what representations he has received on resurfacing the M27 between junctions 5 and 11. [48025]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Tim Matthews, to reply to the hon. Member.
105WLetter from Tim Matthews to Mr. Mark Hoban, dated 10 April 2002:
The Transport Minister, David Jamieson, has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Questions about the M27 between Junctions 5 and 11.Since July 2001, we have received a number of representations from people asking when the M27 between Junctions 5 and 11 will be resurfaced.The Government's 10 Year Plan for Transport tasked the Agency with installing quieter surfaces on over 60% of the network, including all concrete stretches, by 31 March 2011.The programme to achieve this will include the concrete section of the M27 between junctions 5 and 7. Junctions 7 to 8 and 10 to 11 are surfaced with a bituminous material and, when re-surfacing is carried out for operational reasons, a low noise surface will be used. The section between junctions 8 and 10 has already been resurfaced with a low noise surface.If you would like any further information, the Agency's Area Manager, John Rylett will be pleased to help you. He can be contacted on 01306 878251.