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Written question asked by Lord Grayling (Conservative) on Monday, 5 March 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 March 2007. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Thursday, 29 March 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Roads: Construction

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the average cost of building a kilometre of road lane was in each year since 1997.
Answer

The following table lists the cost per kilometre in real terms of building road lanes on the strategic roads network in each complete year since 1997.The ranges of cost reflect the different types of projects delivered in each year since 1997. Seven projects were delivered in 1999-2000, two of which included tunnels. Only one project adding lane capacity was completed in 2001-02 and the majority of its cost was in strengthening an existing bridge.

Cost per lane km in real terms (£ million)
1997-98 2.8
1998-99 4.4
1999-2000 10.2
2000-01 2.7
2001-02 34.9
2002-03 1.2
2003-04 2.6
2004-05 1.6
2005-06 3.5

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
458 c1699W; 125978
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Construction Roads
Link
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