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Dept for Transport

Answer

Mr. Byrne: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what change is planned in the roads budget over the next five years; and which road improvement projects are projected to be (a) started and (b) completed during that period. [224134] Mr. Jamieson: We announced last year investment funding for the next three years (2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08) of £4.6 billion. This funding covers transport schemes delivered by local authorities, including local authority major road and public transport schemes, and planned investment funding for regionally important schemes delivered by the Highways Agency. This funding is in addition to the £l billion programme of major improvements to strategic roads of national importance over the next three years announced by the Highways Agency in December 2004. Funding from 2008-09 onwards will be subject to the next Spending Review. Under the regional and national funding allocations for 2005-06 to 2007-08 announced in November and December 2004, the following table lists the road schemes that are either under construction and will be complete, or are currently projected to commence, by April 2008, subject to completion of all necessary statutory procedures and compliance with conditions of funding approval. Local authority schemes East Leeds Link Road Leeds Inner Ring Road stage 7 Sheffield Inner Relief Road stages 2 and 3 Hemsworth A1 link road in Wakefield Barnsley A628 Cudworth and West Green Bypass North Yorkshire A165 Reighton Bypass Wakefield Glass Houghton Coalfields Link Road Rotherham West Bawtry Road Improvement Rotherham A57 Junction 31--Todwick Crossroads Improvement A142 Fordham Bypass in Cambridgeshire A505 Baldock Bypass in Hertfordshire A13/A127 Integrated Transport scheme in Southend A507 Ridgmont Bypass and Woburn Link in Bedfordshire Bedford Western Bypass A1198 Papworth Everard Bypass in Cambridgeshire B1115 Stowmarket Relief Road in Suffolk South Lowestoft Relief Road and associated improvements A167 Chilton Bypass in Durham Scotswood Road in Newcastle South Stockton Link--Stage 3 Sunderland Southern Radial Route Northumberland Pegswood Bypass Sunderland Central Route North Middlesbrough accessibility improvements Bletchley link in Milton Keynes A228 Leybourne and West Malling Corridor Improvement East Kent Access scheme (Phase 1) A4146 Stoke Hammond to Linslade Bypass in Buckinghamshire Plymouth Northern Corridor (mixed public transport and roads) North West Taunton Package Barnstaple Western Bypass--Weymouth Relief Road Salisbury Brunel link/Harnham relief road Poole Bridge Regeneration scheme A39 Camelford Distributor Road in Cornwall A391 St. Austell to A30 Cornwall Salford A57 Cadishead Way Rearsby Bypass in Leicestershire Partney Bypass in Lincolnshire Mansfield Ashfield Regeneration Route in Nottinghamshire A6096 Ilkeston--Awsworth Link in Derbyshire Markham Employment Growth Zone in Derbyshire A43 Corby Link Road in Northamptonshire A509 Isham Bypass in Northamptonshire A612 Gedling integrated transport scheme in Nottinghamshire The Oakham Bypass in Rutland Burgh le Marsh Bypass in Lincolnshire Orby Bypass in Lincolnshire Highways Agency schemes National schemes Schemes under construction M60 J5-8 (formerly M63 J6-9 Widening) M25 J12-15 Widening Al (M) Wetherby-Walshford (DBFO) Schemes planned to start construction by April 2008 M4 J18 Eastbound Diverge M40/A404 Handy Cross Junction Improvement M6 Carlisle to Guards Mill A5117/A550 Deeside Park Junctions Improvement A1 Bramham--Wetherby (including Wetherby Bypass) M1 J6A to J10 Widening A14 Haughley New St. to Stowmarket Improvement M1 J21 to J30 Widening (early improvements) M25 J1b to J3 Widening M40 Junction 15 (Longbridge Roundabout) M25 J16 to J23 Widening (DBFO) M1 J19/M6 M62 J6 Improvement Regional schemes Schemes under construction A14 Rookery Crossroads Grade Separated Junction A421 Great Barford Bypass A47 Thorney Bypass A2 Bean-Cobham Widening Phase 1 A21 Lamberhurst Bypass A249 Iwade--Queenborough (DBFO) A5 Weeford--Fazeley Improvement A500 City Road and Stoke Road Junctions A1(M) Ferrybridge to Hook Moor (DBFO) A64 Colton Lane GSJ A63 Melton Grade Separated Junction Schemes planned to start construction by April 2008 M5 J17 to J18A Northbound Climbing Lane (Hallen Hill) A421 Bedford to M1 Junction 13 A1 Peterborough--Blyth A19/A184 Testos Roundabout A590 High and Low Newton Bypass A66 Temple Sowerby A57/A628 Mottram--Hollingworth--Tintwhistle A2 Bean-Cobham Widening Phase 2 A2/A282 Dartford Improvement A27 Southerham-Beddingham Improvement A30/A3 82 Merrymeet Junction A30 Bodmin Indian Queens M5 J19 to J20 Northbound Climbing Lane (Tickenham Hill) M5 J19 to J20 Southbound Climbing Lane (Naish Hill) A419 Commonhead Junction A38 Dobwalls Bypass A419 Blunsdon A45/A46 Tollbar End A66 Greta Bridge to Stephen Bank Dualling A66 Scotch Corner to Carkin Moor Dualling A66 Long Newton GSJ A428 Caxton Common to Hardwick Improvement A595 Parton--Lillyhall Improvement A11 Attleborough Bypass

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

432 c1187-9W; 224134

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Finance Roads Repairs and maintenance

Contains statistics

Yes

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