Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 July 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 July 2002. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Wednesday, 24 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport;Highways Agency

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the estimated number of people living within 600m of a trunk road; what length of strategic road network was widened in each of the last three years; what the average noise level is (a) 100m, (b) 300m and (c) 600m away from a trunk road in each of the last three years; what length of the trunk road network has been given lower-noise surfaces (a) since July 2000 and (b) in each of the last three years. - Includes text of letter from Tim Matthews of the Highways Agency. (Holding answer 19 July 2002).

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