Written question asked by Andrew Smith (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 13 March 1997. It was answered by John Watts (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 March 1997 on behalf of the Department of Transport.

Dept of Transport

Question: If he will list those stretches of road, including bridges, classified as orange and red for congestion in 1995 for each region which have residual life of (a) nought years and (b) nought to four years; and if he will specify the maintenance planned for those stretches of road.

Answer: Mr. Andrew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list those stretches of road, including bridges, classified as orange and red for congestion in 1995 for each region which have residual life of (a) nought years and (b) nought to four years; and if he will specify the maintenance planned for those stretches of road. [20136] Mr. Watts: The residual life of the road network is held on a database comprising some 20,000 discrete sections designed to permit efficient computer analysis. The sections of the network covering the congestion maps and the residual life bands specified in the question are likely to number some 2,000 reference sections which could only be identified and interpreted to provide a meaningful answer at disproportionate cost. The Highways Agency's plans for future maintenance of the trunk road network have not yet been finalised.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 20136; 292 c291W;292 c291-2W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Bridges Road traffic Roads Repairs and maintenance Road traffic control