§ Mr. FlookTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents there have been in the roadworks on the M5 between junctions 21 and 20 since they began in October that have resulted in delays for drivers of more than 20 minutes. [137378]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the Acting Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Stephen Hickey, to write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Stephen Hickey to Mr. Adrian Flook, dated 13 November 2003:
I have been asked by David Jamieson to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the number of accidents there have been in the roadworks on the M5 between junctions 21 and 20 since they began in October that have resulted in delays for drivers of more than twenty minutes.
438Wthe M4 and Severn Bridge on 2–3 November; what criteria were used in deciding on the closure; and whether the revised protocol by the steering group was applied. [137065]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have asked the Acting Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Stephen Hickey, to write to my hon. Friend.
Letter from Stephen Hickey to Mr. Huw Edwards, dated 13 November 2003:
I have been asked by David Jamieson to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question regarding the closure of the M4 and Severn Bridge on 2 to 3 November 2003.
The Highways Agency took the decision to close the M48 Severn Bridge at 05.10 hours on Sunday 2 November when the wind was recorded as gusting in excess of 40 knots. The bridge reopened at 16.00 hours on Monday 3 November. The revised protocol by the steering group was applied; this protocol can be seen at Table 1. The M4 Second Severn Crossing was not closed.
There have been two accidents in the roadworks since they began that have resulted in delays of more than twenty minutes.