Written question asked by Theresa Villiers (Conservative) on Wednesday, 5 September 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 September 2007. It was answered by Jim Fitzpatrick (Labour) on Monday, 17 September 2007 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

M25

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport which of the M25 widening projects are (a) on schedule and (b) late.

Answer: [holding answer 12 September 2007]: Construction of M25 junction 1b-3 (section 3) started in June 2007 and is currently expected to complete ahead of schedule in summer 2008.The remaining four sections were included in the Design Build Finance and Operate contract which is on schedule to be awarded at the end of 2008.The actual dates for the improvements will be determined by the successful contractor and all four sections are expected to complete by 2016 subject to the satisfactory completion of the necessary statutory processes.

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