Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 9 November 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 17 November 1998. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 November 1998 on behalf of the Highways Agency.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions;Highways Agency

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, for what reasons resurfacing work is being carried out on parts of the M65 at Blackburn. - Text of letter from Lawrie Haynes of Highways Agency.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions for what reasons resurfacing work is being carried out on parts of the M65 at Blackburn. [59473] Ms Glenda Jackson: I have asked the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency, Mr. Lawrie Haynes, to write to my hon. Friend. Letter from Lawrie Haynes to Mr. Gordon Prentice, dated 17 November 1998: I have been asked by the Transport Minister, Glenda Jackson, to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about the M65 at Blackburn. Small areas of the road surface of the M65 Blackburn Southern Bypass have proved to be sub-standard and have had to be replaced for safety reasons. The problems only became apparent after traffic started to use the road, which was opened in December 1997. The cost of the work was met by the Contractor who originally constructed the Motorway. The work was carried out at night to keep inconvenience to traffic to a minimum and was completed in the early hours of Friday 13 November.

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