Written question asked by Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) on Monday, 24 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 June 2004. It was answered by Lord Darling of Roulanish (Labour) on Monday, 7 June 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when work on the A249 Iwade to Queenborough improvement scheme set out in the Highways Agency Business Plan 2004-05 is expected to start.

Answer: Mrs. May: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport when work on the A249 Iwade to Queenborough improvement scheme set out in the Highways Agency Business Plan 2004-05 is expected to start. [176070] Mr. Darling: David Jamieson, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport, attended the Start of Works Ceremony for the A249 Iwade Bypass to Queenborough Improvement Scheme on 29 April 2004 and performed the first stage of the excavation of the foundations for the first pier of the new Swale Bridge. The site is being prepared for the main construction works, which started on 1 June 2004.

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