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Written question asked by Lord Moran (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Davies of Oldham (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 June 2005.


Road Surfaces

Question
What progress has been made in the past 12 months in providing quiet road surfaces on motorways and major roads; and what plans there are for the laying down of new quiet road surfaces in the next 12 months
Answer

In 2004–05 the Highways Agency installed a total of 1,189 lane km of quieter surfacing, including 117.2 lane km of quieter surfacing installed on concrete roads. In 2005–06 the Highways Agency plans to install a total of 1,000 lane km of quieter surfacing, including 200 lane km of quieter surfacing to be installed on concrete roads.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221; 672 c63WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Pollution control Noise Motorways Roads Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics
Yes