HC Deb 28 October 2002 vol 391 cc590-1W
Bob Spink

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will list the new road schemes under consideration by his Department; [75664]

(2) if he will list the new road schemes which the Highways Agency has (a) agreed and (b) under consideration. [75665]

Mr. Jamieson

The Highways Agency is progressing the 61 schemes in the Targeted Programme of Improvements (TPI) which are either under construction or proceeding through their remaining statutory procedures. A full list of schemes in the TPI has been placed in the Libraries of the House.

Following decisions taken by Secretary of State on multi-modal or road-based studies, the Highways Agency has been tasked with taking forward further work on the following schemes, with a view to adding them to the TPI once a more detailed design has been agreed:

  • A21 Tonbridge to Pembury online dualling;
  • A21 Pembury—Hastings (selected improvements);
  • Widening and partial realignment of the A14 between Huntingdon and Cambridge;
  • M60/M67/A57 Denton Interchange Improvement;
  • Dualling of the A66 between Scotch Corner and Penrith;
  • A419 Commonhead Roundabout.

I will place in the Libraries of the House a list of improvements currently under consideration that have been either formally recommended to us by multi modal studies or for which local authorities have made formal bids under the Local Transport Plan process.