Written question asked by Bill O'Brien (Labour) on Thursday, 22 July 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 27 July 1999. It was answered by Glenda Jackson (Labour) on Tuesday, 27 July 1999 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what proposals he has to assist people living near motorways on which there has been a significant increase in the volume of traffic above that forecast when the motorway was built. - Includes ref to 328 c50-1W and 'A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England'.

Answer: Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what proposals he has to assist people living near motorways on which there has been a significant increase in the volume of traffic above that forecast when the motorway was built. [93207] Ms Glenda Jackson: The Government announced its proposals for dealing with the problem of noise arising from those roads for which the Secretary of State has responsibility, which include the majority of motorways, in "A New Deal for Trunk Roads in England". We announced the annual budget which was being ring-fenced for the provision of noise mitigation measures on 22 March 1999, Official Report, columns 50-51, together with the criteria which would target the most serious and pressing cases, including locations affected by unexpectedly high levels of traffic growth.

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