Written question asked by Peter Bottomley (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 March 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 April 2004. It was answered by David Jamieson (Labour) on Monday, 19 April 2004 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Dept for Transport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many lanes each way are justified for the A27 (a) through Worthing and (b) around Arundel.

Answer: Peter Bottomley: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many lanes each way are justified for the A27 (a) through Worthing and (b) around Arundel. [165700] Mr. Jamieson: In Worthing there are four lanes--two each way--for traffic for some sections of the A27 and the remainder is one lane each way with additional lanes at junctions. There are numerous junctions with local roads and a very high proportion of local traffic uses the route. Following the rejection of the proposals of the south coast multi-modal study the Highways Agency is working closely with West Sussex county council to develop alternative strategies for managing traffic in Worthing, and I expect their report in the summer. The justification for the number of traffic lanes required in Worthing will therefore depend on this work. At Arundel, there is one lane each way along the existing inner Arundel bypass. The principal congestions points are, however, the main junctions at Arundel and at the nearby Crossbush junction. The agency has recently installed traffic signals to improve the operation of the Crossbush junction. It is envisaged that additional road capacity will be required in the Arundel area, but the exact nature of this provision is under consideration and the agency will report back in the summer.

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