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Roads: Construction

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The two tables below provide information on Highways Agency and local authority major road schemes costing over £10 million which are currently under way (under construction), together with their planned start and completion dates. There are currently no approved Highways Agency schemes which are not already under construction. The local major schemes listed have been granted full approval which under the department’s local major scheme approval process allows construction to commence. There are other local major schemes that are an earlier stage within the approval process but have yet to reach full approval.

Table 1—Highways Agency Schemes
Name of Scheme	Status—(a) Under Construction or (b) Approved	Total Estimated Scheme Cost (£ million) (2)	Start Date or Expected Start Date	Expected Completion Date
A3 Hindhead Improvement	(a) Under Construction	371	Jan-07	Summer-11
M1 J25-28	(a) Under Construction	345 (4)	Oct-07	Oct-10
M40 Junction 15 (Longbridge Roundabout)	(a) Under Construction	77	Mar-08	Jun-10
A421 Bedford to M1 Junction 13	(a) Under Construction	201-231	Oct-08	Dec-10
A1 Dishforth to Leeming Improvement (A1 Dishforth to Barton)	(a) Under Construction	314-340	Mar-09	Spring 2012
M25 J16-23 Widening (Section 1)	(a) Under Construction	697 (3)	May-09	Summer-12
A46 Newark-Widmerpool Improvement	(a) Under Construction	357-408	Jun-09	Spring-12
M25 J27-30 Widening (Section 4)	(a) Under Construction	583 (3)	Jul-09	Summer-12
M1 J10-13 Managed Motorways	(a) Under Construction (1)	412-504	Jan-10	Spring-13

"Notes:""(1) M1 Junction 10-13 Managed Motorways scheme is being progressed as two work packages to be delivered on different timescales:""Mainline Works—to be undertaken within the existing highway boundary; and""Junction Works—which require statutory processes including Public Inquiry.""The Mainline Works have moved into the Construction Phase. The Junction Works are planned to start in early 2011.""(2) For schemes which have been progressed through the project lifecycle (Options—Development—Construction), scheme costs are presented as range estimates approved prior to the scheme starting Construction. For earlier schemes which were developed before the introduction of the project lifecycle, scheme costs reflect the latest ministerial approved budget.""(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "(1) M1 Junction 10-13 Managed Motorways scheme is being progressed as two work packages to be delivered on different timescales:""Mainline Works—to be undertaken within the existing highway boundary; and""Junction Works—which require statutory processes including Public Inquiry.""The Mainline Works have moved into the Construction Phase. The Junction Works are planned to start in early 2011.""(2) For schemes which have been progressed through the project lifecycle (Options—Development—Construction), scheme costs are presented as range estimates approved prior to the scheme starting Construction. For earlier schemes which were developed before the introduction of the project lifecycle, scheme costs reflect the latest ministerial approved budget.""(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "Mainline Works—to be undertaken within the existing highway boundary; and""Junction Works—which require statutory processes including Public Inquiry.""The Mainline Works have moved into the Construction Phase. The Junction Works are planned to start in early 2011.""(2) For schemes which have been progressed through the project lifecycle (Options—Development—Construction), scheme costs are presented as range estimates approved prior to the scheme starting Construction. For earlier schemes which were developed before the introduction of the project lifecycle, scheme costs reflect the latest ministerial approved budget.""(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "Junction Works—which require statutory processes including Public Inquiry.""The Mainline Works have moved into the Construction Phase. The Junction Works are planned to start in early 2011.""(2) For schemes which have been progressed through the project lifecycle (Options—Development—Construction), scheme costs are presented as range estimates approved prior to the scheme starting Construction. For earlier schemes which were developed before the introduction of the project lifecycle, scheme costs reflect the latest ministerial approved budget.""(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "The Mainline Works have moved into the Construction Phase. The Junction Works are planned to start in early 2011.""(2) For schemes which have been progressed through the project lifecycle (Options—Development—Construction), scheme costs are presented as range estimates approved prior to the scheme starting Construction. For earlier schemes which were developed before the introduction of the project lifecycle, scheme costs reflect the latest ministerial approved budget.""(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "(2) For schemes which have been progressed through the project lifecycle (Options—Development—Construction), scheme costs are presented as range estimates approved prior to the scheme starting Construction. For earlier schemes which were developed before the introduction of the project lifecycle, scheme costs reflect the latest ministerial approved budget.""(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "(3) The two M25 schemes are privately financed through a DBFO (Design, Build, Finance and Operate) contract. The latest ministerial approved budgets given in the table were approved in 2007. The schemes were authorised to proceed to construction in May 2009 with capitalisation costs, based on the financial close model at the time, of £563 million and £369 million for Sections 1 (J16-23) and 4 (J27-30) respectively.""(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million" "(4) M1 J25-28 excludes controlled motorway costs of £13 million"

Table 2—Local Authority Major Road Schemes
Scheme Name	Local Authority	Total Estimated Scheme Cost (£ million) [See Note 1]	Date Scheme Commenced	Expected Completion Date
Hemsworth to A1 Link Road	Wakefield MBC	24.257	11 February 2008	November 2009
B1115 Stowmarket Relief Road, Suffolk	Suffolk CC	17.700	24 June 2008	June 2010
Rugby Western Relief Road, Warwickshire	Warwickshire CC	55.000	20 August 2007	December 2010
Markham Vale (Markham Employment Growth Zone), Derbyshire	Derbyshire CC	29.977	30 April 2007	Summer 2012
A1073 Spalding to Eye Improvement Scheme, Lincolnshire/Peterborough	Lincolnshire CC and Peterborough City Council	79.099	1 April 2008	September 2010
Selly Oak Relief Road, Birmingham	Birmingham City Council	63.734	15 October 2007	Summer 2013
M4 Junction 11 (Green Park Improvements) and Mereoak Roundabout, Reading	Reading Borough Council	65.501	28 April 2008	Summer 2015
A34 Alderley Edge Bypass, Cheshire	Cheshire East Borough Council	51.648	15 August 2008	Spring 2011
A628 Cudworth and West Green Bypass, Barnsley	Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council	21.261	10 November 2008	August 2010
A353/A354 Weymouth Relief Road, Dorset	Dorset County Council	89.271	22 August 2008	Summer 2011
A4123/A461 Junction Improvement, Burn Tree, West Midlands	Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council	12.280	7 September 2009	Summer 2011
Carlisle Northern Development Route, Cumbria—PFI Scheme	Cumbria County Council	176.000	19 October 2009	Spring 2012
Hall Lane Area Improvement Scheme, Liverpool	Liverpool City Council	18.707	19 October 2009	Summer 2011
East Kent Access Phase 2, Kent	Kent County Council	87.000	1 October 2009	Winter 2012
Sittingbourne Northern Relief Road, Kent	Kent County Council	34.228	2 November 2009	Winter 2011

"Notes""(1) Total estimated scheme costs are based on local authority current estimated costs (Quarter 3, 2009/10)" "(1) Total estimated scheme costs are based on local authority current estimated costs (Quarter 3, 2009/10)"

Secondary information

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Written question

Reference

1664; 717 c55-8WA

Session

2009-10

Subjects

Costs Construction Roads

Contains statistics

Yes

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